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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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Trump Under Fire For Sacking US DOT Watchdog

By Kea Wilson | May 20, 2020 | No Comments

President Trump has fired another inspector general — but the first sacking that has broad implications on national transportation policy.

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