New transportation campaigns

Given the election as well as the upcoming push to reauthorize transportation enhancement funding, Reconnecting America has released a report, Jumpstarting the Transit Space Race, about capital needs for fixed-rail transit. Right now there are plans (in various stages) for almost 400 new projects in 37 states totalling about $248 billion + the cost of rehabilitation of present systems as well as bus systems. At the current federal funding rate, it would take 77 years to build all these projects.

A coalition has launched the Transportation For America campaign, with a five-point plan, "Build for America" to advocate for the new US DOT bill.