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A major safety bill moving through the senate right now would mandate the installation of automatic emergency braking system on big rigs, but not on smaller box trucks like these — much less light trucks and cars. And Sens. Richard Blumenthal (left) and Ed Markey are upset. Image: Penske via CC

Advocates Demand Better Car Safety Standards

By Kea Wilson | Jun 15, 2021 | No Comments

The next baseline infrastructure bill can no longer ignore the need for common-sense vehicle safety improvements that save vulnerable road users’ lives, a coalition of advocates and lawmakers said on Tuesday.

Could this be a new dawn for transit in America? Image: Eric Kilby via Wikimedia Commons

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New COVID Bill Is a Strong Start For Transit Recovery

By Kea Wilson | Mar 8, 2021 | No Comments

Congress is poised to give the transit industry its most significant lifeline yet in the pandemic, but it may still leave some cities struggling to make it for the long haul, advocates argue.

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Dem Wins Put Transport Reform In Reach

By Kea Wilson | Jan 6, 2021 | No Comments

Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.

New COVID-19 Relief Bill Starves Transit — Again

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

But it's better than nothing at all.

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Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Transit Starving

By Dave Colon | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.

Congress Sells Out Non-Drivers with New FAST Act

By Kea Wilson | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

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.

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