Transit Costs Project
Database and case studies comparing per-kilometer construction costs of transit infrastructure projects worldwide, explaining why U.S. transit costs far more than international peers – directly relevant to abundance-oriented…
Focus Area
Transportation
Research on transit, project delivery, infrastructure costs, and the systems that shape how people and goods move.
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Peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research on transportation policy, planning, and governance.
Highway Statistics Series
Annual statistical reports on motor fuel, vehicle registrations, driver licenses, highway user taxation, mileage, travel, and highway finance, published since 1945.
Transportation Funding and Finance Legislation Database
Database maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures that tracks state-level legislation related to transportation funding and finance.
Transit Center Equity Dashboard
Dashboard that visualizes data on transit access and equity, highlighting disparities in service across communities.
Transportation Research Information Services
Bibliographic database maintained by the Transportation Research Board that indexes transportation research publications, reports, and studies.
Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5)
A data resource from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics that models and estimates freight movement across the U.S. transportation network by mode, origin, and destination.
National Household Travel Survey
A survey conducted by the Federal Highway Administration that collects data on Americans’ daily travel behavior, including trip purposes, modes, and frequency.
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BUILD supports research on how transportation systems get funded, built, and operated — from transit construction costs and project delivery to highway finance, freight, and travel behavior — and connects it to the policymakers who can act on it.
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