Monday’s Headlines Have More Election Fallout
A Republican trifecta in Washington is very bad news for intercity rail, local transit, congestion pricing and (with the exception of Tesla) EVs, analysts say.
By
Blake Aued
12:01 AM EST on November 11, 2024
- The incoming Trump Administration is expected to severely cut funding for Amtrak, transit and high-speed rail unless Democrats somehow manage to take back the House when all the votes are counted. (Trains)
- Donald Trump’s victory is a blow against transit, traffic safety and urbanism in general, but also an opportunity to refocus around state and local politics, transit advocates say. (Streetsblog USA)
- Big Oil and Elon Musk are among the winners of Nov. 5, though Tesla and other electric vehicle manufacturers may not fare so well. (Washington Post)
- With Trump taking over Jan, 20, time is running out if New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ever plans to let congestion pricing move forward. (Curbed)
- Los Angeles officials are worried about what Trump’s win means for future transit projects like the Southeast Gateway Line. (Press-Telegram)
- Northern Virginia officials are similarly concerned, recalling that in 2018 the Trump administration tried to cut $150 million from the D.C. Metro’s budget (WUSA 9). The election results make long-term, sustainable funding for Metro even more important (FFXnow).
- Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell is already laying the groundwork to start building when funds from a recently approved transportation referendum start to roll in next year. (Banner)
- A DART board member contends that the Dallas suburbs resisting funding the transit agency get more from its services than they know. (Morning News)
- The Atlanta Beltline bough a notorious Buckhead nightclub to use the land for a new segment of the walking and biking trail encircling the city. (Rough Draft Atlanta)
- Jacksonville, one of the nation’s most dangerous cities for walking and biking, is implementing a Vision Zero plan. (First Coast News)
- Another dangerous Florida community, Orange County, is putting $100 million toward pedestrian safety projects. (Hoodline)
- The Delaware DOT is alarmed by an upward trend in pedestrian deaths. (Cape Gazette)
- Drivers’ sense of entitlement to just park anywhere they damn well please continues to astonish social media users. (The Cooldown)
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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