Biden Rescinds Bad Trump-Era Transit Funding Rule
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"The Biden administration is following the law — and only after a Trump administration is that premise so newsworthy," said Sen. Chuck Schumer.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Federal Transit Administration
Study: Cities Want More Transit From Infra Bill
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If city and regional leaders were the ones writing next federal infrastructure bill, mass transit would be a top priority and highways would be de-emphasized, a new study suggests.
Opinion: Buttigieg's Midwest Roots Will Help Him at USDOT
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Is Buttigieg a hayseed Hoosier who wouldn't know a headway from a harvester, or a political ecoterrorist hellbent on leaving rural American in the lurch and laughing all the way to the Amtrak station? Neither: He's a guy from South Bend.
What Secretary Pete Could Mean for the US DOT
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Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.
Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Ruling Could Hurt Transit in 3 Cities
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The president threatened to cut funding to those cities — and, apparently, his agencies have gotten the memo.
Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers with New FAST Act
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Congress passed a short-term spending bill that will renew funding for our existing car-focused infrastructure, missing an opportunity to reform a broken system that's killing our planet and its people.