It’s time to end endless highway expansions. For decades, you’ve heard there’s no money for making streets safe, reliable public transit, or even fixing potholes. Instead, states spend billions of tax dollars on highway expansions that divide communities.
That’s why America Walks is kicking off the Communities Over Highways campaign. We’re calling on our elected leaders nationwide to invest transportation funds in projects that put communities and people first, rather than highway expansions.
The principles of the Communities Over Highways campaign are simple:
We’re not alone in this call. 200 partner organizations have joined in the call and you can too. With just one click, you can tell your governor, state house and senate, and Congressional representatives that they too should support Communities Over Highways.
Want to learn more about the Communities Over Highways principles and see the organizations in your area that have signed on? Read the full Call For Action here.
