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How We Move

Our population is expected to grow by almost 70 million over the next three decades—and mid-sized cities are expected to grow at three times the rate of the rest of the country. This growth is...

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How We Move Things

Freight volumes are projected to increase by more than 40 percent over the next 30 years, straining our transportation system. As demand for freight in urban areas grow, challenges will increase...

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How We Adapt

Climate change is a major threat to our way of life. Transportation accounts for 27 percent of our Nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Air pollution and noise caused by traffic also affect the...

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How We Move Better

New technologies, like automated and connected vehicles, will soon make travel significantly safer and more convenient. Advances in data processing are enabling governments and private companies...

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How We Grow Opportunity For All

Transportation policy and investments must empower Americans to connect to opportunity and to come together, not grow further apart. In cities, historic racial and economic divides have been...

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The Winner: Columbus, Ohio

Columbus put forward an impressive, holistic vision for how technology can help all residents move better and access opportunity.

The City of Columbus proposed a...