Modernizing Mitigation: A Demand-Centered Approach
For decades, most local, regional, and state governments have had a myopic approach to handling the transportation needs related to infill development: they require developers to add more street/road capacity. And this single-minded approach has produced lots of new, expensive roads that increase driving, pollution, roadway deaths, and impediments for people trying to get around without cars. A more productive approach seeks to minimize traffic from development before resorting to just building expensive, bigger and wider roads.
Of the $2.3 billion that Congress has given USDOT for transit capital investments since Trump took office, USDOT has distributed a meager 20 percent to transit projects waiting for funding. These avoidable delays are costing local communities money and putting jobs at risk.
After a string of people biking were killed on Washington, DC’s streets, the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) organized a rally to press the Mayor and her administration to make good on their commitment to ending traffic deaths. Here are what some of the rally goers had to say and some actions you can take.
