Press Release: Reconnecting America To Provide Free Place-Based Sustainability Technical Assistance In Seattle And Phoenix
April 22, 2013
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Reconnecting America, as a partner in Livability Solutions, has been selected to provide technical assistance to the Seattle Department of Planning & Development and Valley Metro in Phoenix as part of a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Sustainable Communities under their Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Program.
Press Release: New Reconnecting America Report Explores Economic and Workforce Development Impacts of Denver’s Southeast Light Rail Line
April 17, 2013
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Reconnecting America has completed an analysis of the economic and workforce development impacts of Denver's Southeast Rail Line and concluded that the 6-year-old light rail line has only supplemented what is already there, instead of acting as a driver of economic opportunity for residents of the region.
Press Release: Reconnecting America Comments on Administration's FY14 Budget
April 10, 2013
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Statement of John Robert Smith, President and CEO of Reconnecting America, on the Administration's Proposed FY14 Budget
Press Release: Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith issued the following response to President Obama's State of the Union address
February 12, 2013
Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith issued the following response to President Obama's State of the Union address.
Press Release: New Study Shows Potential of Transit-Oriented Development in Pittsburgh Region
February 8, 2013
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) today released results of a year-long study into the potential for transit-oriented development (TOD) to unlock economic, environmental and fiscal benefits for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
Press Release: Peter J. “Jack” Basso Joins Reconnecting America Board of Directors
February 4, 2013
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Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith today announced the appointment of Peter J. “Jack” Basso to the organization’s Board of Directors.
Press Release: Reconnecting America Releases 2013 Edition of Jumpstarting the Transit Space Race
January 22, 2013
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Reconnecting America today released an updated version of its Jumpstarting the Transit Space Race interactive map, which documents the national interest in fixed-guideway transit. The fresh data show demand for transit development is even greater than when the first Space Race report was released in October 2008.
Press Release: Reconnecting America Releases Report On Transit In Midsize Cities
December 6, 2012
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Reconnecting America today released a report that explores transit in midsize cities with a focus on best practices in transit planning, funding strategies, and outcomes.
Press Release: Reconnecting America Releases “Are We There Yet? Creating Complete Communities for 21st Century America”
October 2, 2012
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Reconnecting America today released Are We There Yet? Creating Complete Communities for 21st Century America, an ambitious report that tracks progress in America’s regions toward a vision of complete communities.
Press Release: "Are We There Yet?" Find Out Monday!
September 27, 2012
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On Monday, Oct. 1, Reconnecting America will release Are We There Yet? Creating Complete Communities for 21st Century America, a study measuring the performance of all 366 metropolitan areas in the United States toward creating complete communities.














