Biden Is Right to See 'Infrastructure' Broadly
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Opponents of President Biden's infrastructure plan ignore that "transportation infrastructure" must include tackling our frayed social safety nets and our broken street designs.
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Can 'Greenway Act' Help U.S. Recover from COVID?
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A new effort is underway to build a massive national network of connected walking and cycle infrastructure— and the organization behind it says a $10 billion federal investment in the project would help the country rebound from the economic ravages of COVID-19 in a way that highway spending never could.
Canada Backs Active Transport as COVID Response
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It's a great innovation, but not every Canuck is happy about it — even among sustainable transportation advocates.
Trump’s Infrastructure Games Threaten NY
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Donald Trump has been threatening to derail the nation's largest metro economy as leverage to get his border wall.
What Has President Obama Done to Improve American Transportation Policy?
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With the election just days away, it’s a good time to reflect on what the Obama administration has done with transportation policy – and what a Romney administration might have in store. Streetsblog does not endorse candidates. This is an overview of their respective records and a look back at what we know of these […]
As Yet Another House Proposal Dies In Utero, Boehner Looks to Senate Bill
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The original six-year House transportation bill had funding levels that were too low, so House leaders axed that and came up with a fairy tale bill in which oil drilling would pay for higher transportation spending levels. Then they decided to kick transit funding out of that bill, which didn’t fly. So they thought about replacing the whole kit […]