Allison Brooks, Reconnecting America's chief of staff, has an article on transit-oriented development in the summer issue of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank's online publication, Community Investments.

"If we are going to be thinking of affordable housing in this country, the broader vision of affordable living should come from our patterns of development and opportunities that already exist," writes Reconnecting America's Jeff Wood in a guest blog post over at the National Housing Conference's (NHC) "Open House" blog.

Providing accessible, convenient transportation options for people with disabilities can be challenging, especially when they limit employment opportunities.  The Center for Workers with Disabilities has prepared a report, Getting to Work: A Case Study Report on Accessible Transportation Projects, profiling the efforts of four states to improve job accessibility for disabled workers.  The states of Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey have used funding from Medicare Infrastructure Grants to identify service needs and gaps and bring together various transportation agencies to discuss how to improve job accessibility.  In Illinois, the grant funded employer summits around the state, and local Chambers of Commerce are now establishing best practices for attracting and assisting disabled workers.  In New Jersey,…

The Center for Cities & Schools at the University of California, Berkeley, has released a study entitled, "Putting Schools on the Map: Linking Transit-Oriented Development, Families, and Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area."

America Walks in partnership with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals is working to increase walking and walkability in America. In tandem with our Equal Footing Campaign Steering Committee we galvanizing a collaborative national walking movement. Reconnecting America Policy Associate Alia Anderson sits on America Walks' National Steering Committee.