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Dangerous by Design—Documents the epidemic of pedestrian fatalities, how street design is responsible, and what we can do to save lives.

National Opportunity Zone Ranking Report—Ranks Opportunity Zones based on smart growth potential and social equity and provides a policy framework for equitable growth.

Best Complete Streets Policies of 2018—Ranks policies passed last year and profiles the strongest ones that other communities can use as a guide.

Repair Priorities—Shows how our national policy and funding priorities, not a lack of funding, are responsible for the poor state of our nation’s infrastructure.


Foot Traffic Ahead 2019—Analyzes the real estate market to show how walkable urban places are in high demand and makes the case for building more of them.

Building a Better State DOT—Identifies assumptions and practices that lead states DOTs to view highways as a solution for every transportation problem and offers a better way.

Taming the TIGER—A constructive critique of a federal grant program that’s building more roads under the Trump administration, in a departure from the program’s multimodal past.

Shared Micromobility Playbook—An online resource for cities dealing with the rise of dockless scooters, bikes, and other modes that identifies best practices.

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