Transportation

With federal resilience funding expanding and major award rounds underway, agencies must prioritize what to climate-proof first. The key is aligning land use so transportation isn’t trapped in endless repair cycles.

Terminal upgrades are only half the story. The next decade will be won by airports that fix access, manage the curb, and prepare for aviation’s climate transition.

A key FMCSA denial and evolving NHTSA crash reporting show the freight future will be governed, not just engineered. The early winners will be geofenced logistics nodes with clear rules and infrastructure.

Federal port funding is accelerating, including major FY26 PIDP availability. But without freight-ready zoning, staging space, and dedicated truck circulation, infrastructure upgrades won’t deliver their full value.

The $5B NEVI program is reorganizing where people stop, how long they stay, and what gets built next to highways. Cities that modernize zoning now can capture corridor value instead of watching it pass by.