Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Joe Biden

Rest In Pieces, ‘Fix-it-First’: Biden Caves to GOP’s Highway Expansion Obsession

By Gabriel Baumgaertner | Mar 7, 2023 | No Comments

The Biden administration has caved to GOP pressure and will no longer push states to repair existing highways before building new ones, a move that angered livable cities advocates.

Transport is the Leading Source of U.S. Emissions — Again

By Kea Wilson | Jan 12, 2023 | No Comments

America's transportation sector remains the leading national driver of the climate crisis — and automobile drivers aren't helping.

Talking Headways Podcast: One Year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

By Jeff Wood | Dec 1, 2022 | No Comments

A very special edition of Talking Headways on the one-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and what it has meant (and will mean going forward!).

This stretch of I-375 is like a scar in Detroit. The Biden administration is encouraging change.

Feds Using Freight Program Money to Tear Down a Detroit Highway

By Aaron Short | Sep 22, 2022 | No Comments

“This stretch of I-375 cuts like a gash through the neighborhood, one of many examples I have seen in communities across the country where a piece of infrastructure has become a barrier,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.

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Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

Gabe Klein, a former Chicago and D.C. transportation agency leader — and a Streetsblog NYC and USA board member — has been chosen by “Electric” Joe Biden to head the administration’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, which was established by the bipartisan infrastructure bill and will hand out $7.5 billion in funding for the coming EV charging network.

Opinion: Biden’s Over-Promising on Electric Cars is Holding Back Progress on Climate and Safety

By Shane Torchiana | Jul 26, 2022 | No Comments

Instead of considering alternatives to expensive electric or hybrid cars, like e-scooters or e-bikes, the Biden administration remains focused on antiquated, car-centric approaches and policies that have plagued our communities and planet for over a century. Here's why that needs to change.

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