Senate Bill Undermines Biden Climate Goals
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A Senate proposal to shovel hundreds of billions of dollars into new freeways will wipe out the Biden administration’s goal of halving carbon emissions by 2030.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Boondoggles
Chuck Schumer Pushing Highway Boondoggle
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Construction interests — and Sen. Schumer — want to add a lane to the Catskills artery. It's madness.
Texas Highway Boondoggle Dealt Blow by Feds
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One of Texas's most-notorious highway expansion projects is being put on pause, thanks to a U.S. Department of Transportation that's newly committed to mitigating the racist impacts of federally funded transportation projects.
Highway Boondoggles 2020: Boston's Big Choice
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Unlike some other projects in this report, there is no escaping the need for major investment in transportation infrastructure in this section of Boston. The question is how.
Highway Boondoggles 2020: Southeast Connector, Texas
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This $1.6-billion project would also use valuable state resources even as basic transit needs in Fort Worth go unmet.
Highway Boondoggles 2020: M-CORES, Florida
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Despite $1 billion in budget cuts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida's 2020-21 budget still includes $90 million for this boondoggle, which could threaten the endangered Florida panther with extinction.