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Monday’s Headlines Need Not Apply

But smaller cities should apply for infrastructure grants, and the White House is making it easier. Just don't question how they want you to spend the money.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EST on February 21, 2022

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR). Photo: Creative Commons

New White House guidance will make it easier for smaller communities to apply for infrastructure funds. (Smart Cities Dive)
State and local leaders are looking a gift horse in the mouth by questioning federal restrictions on how they can spend infrastructure funds. (Stateline)
Suspending the gas tax wouldn’t save motorists much money at the pump, but it would take a huge chunk out of President Biden’s signature infrastructure legislation. (Politico)
Sustainable mobility is now the focus for transit agencies worldwide. (The City Fix)
A new company is working with Ford and Volvo to recycle old electric car batteries. (Bloomberg)
Portland has a list of projects it will seek to fund with federal infrastructure grants. (BikePortland)
Utah transit ridership is up 20 percent during Fare-Free February. (TownLift)
San Francisco is considering ditching Lyft for its own public bike-share. (Chronicle)
Scrapping plans for a road diet on Philadelphia’s Washington Avenue over political blowback compromises safety for the many residents who don’t own a car. (WHYY)
A Pittsburgh transit group accuses former mayor Bill Perduto of pushing innovation that benefited high-income residents over meeting the needs of low-income residents. (Post-Gazette)
Maryland officials are urging the state to expand commuter rail so residents can access jobs. (Maryland Matters)
Charlotte’s transit system continues to struggle with COVID-19 and still couldn’t meet residents’ needs even if everyone were healthy. (UNC Charlotte Urban Institute)
St. Louis has a chance to reconnect neighborhoods separated by the Mark Twain Expressway. (Urban Review)
Despite the presence of prominent new Texas resident Elon Musk, a proposed link between Dallas and Fort Worth will be high-speed rail and not a hyperloop. (The Texan)
Cars make people crazy, part infinity: Someone shot a double-parked delivery driver in Philadelphia. (NBC 10)

Blake Aued

Blake Aued has been doing Streetsblog's daily national news digest for years. He's also an Atlanta Braves fan, which enrages his editor in New York.

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