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Transportation policy is not a matter for policy wonks only. It can affect every aspect of Americans’ daily lives—from how much we have to spend on getting to work to whether our families can walk and ride the streets safely.

Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest
toward the costs of its Transportation Reform Project, a multi-pronged effort that aims to inform the national transportation...

http://www.elpc.org

Location: Chicago, IL
Initiative: Transportation
Region Served: United States
TERM of the Grant: 4/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
Amount: $300,000
Resources Legacy Fund
toward the costs of technical, communications and coalition building activities aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, shifting...

http://www.resourceslegacyfund.org

Location: Sacramento, CA
Initiative: Transportation
Region Served: California
TERM of the Grant: 4/1/2010 – 9/30/2010
Amount: $550,000
Cornell University
for use by its Global Labor Institute in support of launching the Transportation Policy Working Group to encourage dialogues between high...

http://www.cornell.edu/

Location: Ithaca, NY
Initiative: Transportation
Region Served: United States
TERM of the Grant: 4/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
Amount: $100,000
Mosaic Films, Inc.
in support of planning, coordinating and producing a screening tour of the PBS documentary "Beyond the Motor City" in select aging...

Location: New York, NY
Initiative: Transportation
Region Served: United States
TERM of the Grant: 3/1/2010 – 7/31/2010
Amount: $59,600
Smart Growth America
in support of advocating for state-level transportation reform by analyzing the fiscal situation of several state Departments of...

http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org

Location: Washington, DC
Initiative: Transportation
Region Served: United States
TERM of the Grant: 4/1/2010 – 3/31/2011
Amount: $392,500

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“The Route to Reform: Blueprint for a 21st Century Federal Transportation Program”

This Foundation grantee reports on the policies and financing structures necessary to achieve real transformational change in America’s transportation system.

Transportation Film,"Beyond the Motor City" Airs: Is It Time to Change the Way We Get Around?

Beyond the Motor City,” a new WNET film sponsored by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, asks whether it is time to fundamentally change the way Detroiters—and by extension all Americans—get around. The film aired February 8. To learn more, visit the Blueprint America site.

“Performance Driven: New Vision for U.S. Transportation Policy”

Here’s an argument for reforming national transportation policy to help the nation achieve five national goals: economic growth; national connectivity; metropolitan accessibility; energy security and environmental protection; and safety.

Philanthropy’s Role in Improving Infrastructure

"Rising gasoline prices have forced people to rely more heavily on public transportation. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It's an opportunity to rethink the nation's system of transportation, looking especially at economic and environmental concerns."

Judith Rodin interview with NPR

Audio from NPR

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