Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Federal Stimulus

What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Won’t — Do For Sustainable Transportation

By Yonah Freemark | Sep 23, 2022 | No Comments

The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by channeling funding through tax credits, loans, and grants — but it's not a silver bullet.

An electric car like this Tesla is still a car. Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC

Instead of Just Buying American EVs, Let’s Buy an American Path Out of Car Dependency

By Kea Wilson | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

Automakers are warning that they won't be able to meet demand for electric cars while also divesting from foreign supply chains — prompting some advocates to demand a decarbonization strategy that doesn't require 1,000-pound batteries.

An e-bike charging station in Recklinghausen, Germany. Image: Katharina Hering, CC

Everything You Need to Know About the E-Bike Credit

By Eric Sakalowsky | Oct 5, 2021 | No Comments

What is the proposed federal e-bike credit, and how could it be better? Here's everything you need to know.

Funding for the White Oak Creek Greenway Phase IV in Cary, North Carolina, was part of $100 million invested in the East Coast Greenway in 2020. (Photo by Dave Connelly, via East Coast Greenway Alliance

It's Time for More Federal Dollars for Greenways

By Dennis Markatos-Soriano | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

It’s up to us in the next few days and weeks to ensure that more than a tiny portion of the next infrastructure package goes to greenways, sidewalks, and bike lanes. If we don’t stand up to give people safe networks to live a low-carbon, high-quality life, then we can be assured that the highway lobby will be ready to spend our tax dollars.

Senator Joe Manchin II (D-W.Va). Image via Third Way

Congressional Maneuvering Delays Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Oct 1, 2021 | No Comments

Congress was forced to delay a vote on a bill that would have reauthorized the nation's major transportation programs last night, missing a critical midnight deadline and throwing the future of sustainable transport advocates' priorities into doubt.

Just switching how we power our cars won't be enough to stop climate change. Photo: USGBC

Megacars and More Driving Could Cancel Out EV Gains

By Kea Wilson | Sep 29, 2021 | No Comments

Even the most realistic models of the emissions-cutting potential of electric vehicles are still underestimating how much more Americans are likely to drive and their preference for gas-powered megacars, a new study suggests.

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