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Monday’s Headlines Delve Into Biden’s Budget

The president's spending plan includes billions for major transit projects and throws transit agencies a fiscal lifeline.

By Blake Aued

12:00 AM EDT on March 13, 2023

Monday’s Headlines Delve Into Biden’s Budget

President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget includes $4.4 billion for 18 transit projects in 11 states, including the Hudson River tunnel, Los Angeles subway, light rail in the Bay Area, Seattle and Minneapolis, double-tracking in Utah and the Red Line extension in Chicago (Railway Age). The administration also wants to let struggling transit agencies use capital funds on operating costs (Smart Cities Dive).
There are ways to make streets safer that don’t draw blowback from drivers. (American City and County)
The 15-minute city is just a return to the way every city was built before cars. (Common Edge)
Density and a city center are the keys to good transit. (Streets.mn)
Some cities and states are considering banning right turns on red, which are dangerous for pedestrians because drivers aren’t looking their way. (Pew Stateline)
Philadelphia is planning to cap the Vine Street Expressway and reconnect Chinatown. (Inquirer)
San Diego is removing more than 200 parking spots from Park Boulevard to make way for bikes. (NBC San Diego)
Austin has historically been lax about requiring developers to build sidewalks, and now the gaps total 1,600 miles and would cost a $1 billion to fill in. (Texas Standard)
The D.C. Metro is bringing back an automated train system it stopped using after a deadly crash 14 years ago. (Washington Post)
A report from a metro Atlanta planning group recommends designing roads for safety rather than speed. (Saporta Report)
Even the third of Montreal residents who don’t own a car are helping to pay $500 million a year to maintain the city’s 450,000 on-street parking spaces. (CBC)
The CEO of Air France wants to improve rail service at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. (Airline Weekly)
A writer for London’s Financial Times explains Americans’ love for deadly monster trucks as an expression of our “rugged individualism.” (Jalopnik)