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Biden Decries US DOT’s Destruction of Black Communities — But Will His Administration Make Reparations?
President Biden won points among some antiracist transportation advocates for calling out federal highway projects for destroying Black communities — and then lost points by failing to call for the USDOT itself to make reparations to the people it has harmed.
January 28, 2021
Five Highlights from Pete Buttigieg’s Confirmation Hearing
The Secretary of Transportation nominee, Pete Buttigieg, used his confirmation hearing to reaffirm his support for mass transit and complete streets.
January 21, 2021
Memo to Buttigieg: USDOT Needs an Active Transportation Administration
Giving people who walk and roll a voice in Washington is a crucial tool in the fight to change the federal structures that underlie our car-only transportation landscape.
January 21, 2021
Senate Considering $10B for Highway Removal
Cities might soon get the kind of federal money they need to tear down the downtown highways that federal dollars paid them to build — and to reinvest in communities of color that those highways destroyed.
January 11, 2021
Nominee Buttigieg Vows To Dismantle ‘Racist’ Freeways
“It’s disproportionately Black and brown neighborhoods that were divided by highway projects because they didn’t have the political capital to resist,” Buttigieg said on Sunday. "We have a chance to get that right.”
December 22, 2020
Thursday’s Headlines to Make Your Day
What do we talk about when we talk about Mayor Pete? Plus all the other news.
December 17, 2020
So What Is the Deal With The Governor And This New Gateway Project Report?
November 30, 2020
Adviser Sheds Light on Biden Transportation Policy
A top adviser to President-elect Joe Biden gave a tiny glimpse at where transportation policy may start heading after Jan. 20, but he left more question unanswered than answered.
November 16, 2020
THE TRANSITION: Biden Picks DOT Commissioner Trottenberg for Transportation Panel
November 10, 2020
President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to Three Big Cities
October 14, 2020
