It’s more than just how we move. It’s how we live.

Accelerator for America Action is about shaping a better tomorrow through transit and infrastructure investment. As a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization, we're uniquely positioned to help cities and regions build innovative projects that connect neighborhoods, create good-paying jobs, and foster a prosperous and thriving future.

Starting in 2022, United for Infrastructure began operating as a project of the AFA Action. As the organizers of Infrastructure Week and serving as the leading advocate for federal investment in infrastructure for a decade, United for Infrastructure has shifted its focus toward the successful implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

More than $94 Billion in Funding

Since our founding, we have helped infrastructure funding efforts win in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, Phoenix, Austin, Nashville, Columbus, Cincinnati, San Antonio, Houston, Hillsborough County (FL), and across the Washington, D.C. metro area.

Partnership Highlights

  • Photo of a bus in Nashville

    Nashville, TN

    AFA Action worked with Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell and the Choose How You Move campaign from planning through Election Day, helping design public opinion research, community engagement initiatives, and messaging. This winning ballot initiative will generate $3.1 billion for transportation and transit infrastructure in Nashville.

  • image of a rendering of a light rail train in a crowded area of Austin, TX

    Austin, TX

    AFA Action supported the long-term planning and strategy that led to the 2020 passage of Prop A, which secured over $7 billion for Project Connect. In 2024 and again in 2026, AFA Action produced and updated a Living Case Study that documents Austin’s implementation journey and its holistic approach to mobility solutions, governance, community engagement, and placemaking for the benefit of other local leaders who will follow in the city's footsteps.

  • Photo of a light rail train in Phoenix, AZ at night as it passes through downtown.

    Phoenix, AZ

    In 2024, AFA Action supported Mayor Kate Gallego on a campaign to extend a sales tax first passed in 1985 that dedicates funding for transit and transportation investments. This successful renewal will generate approximately $24 billion in the coming years. 

Let’s Work Together

AFA Action provides expert counsel, support, polling and policy research assistance, and makes connections among local and national leaders to increase the chances for success at the ballot box or via legislation for local, regional and statewide transit and infrastructure initiatives.

Meet the Team

  • Mary Ellen Wiederwohl

    President and CEO
    Accelerator for America Action
    United for Infrastructure

  • Ross Van Dongen

    Director
    Accelerator for America Action
    United for Infrastructure

  • Taylor Pitel

    Program Manager
    Accelerator for America Action
    United for Infrastructure

  • Caitlin Shearer

    Communications Director
    Accelerator for America Action
    United for Infrastructure

  • Yusef Robb

    Senior Advisor
    Accelerator for America Action

  • Josh Cohen

    Senior Advisor
    Accelerator for America Action

Meet the AFA Action Board

  • Reyahd Kazmi

    Board Chair
    Founder, Kazmi

  • Deidre Lind

    Vice Chair
    Founder, President & CEO, A Better Impact

  • Marcia Hale

    Secretary
    Founder, Hale Strategies

  • Glen Dake

    Treasurer
    Landscape Architect

  • Joy Rohadfox

    CEO, Rohadfox Construction

  • Julie McCoy

    Principal, Mercury Group

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