Federal Funding Bill Contains $45M for New Active Transportation Program
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That great news was soured slightly, though, by the very small dollar figure attached to it.
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An Interstate Across America — For Everyone Besides Drivers, That Is — Would Pay For Itself in No Time
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A continuous cross-continental active transportation trail would pay for itself in less than five years in visitor spending alone, a new analysis argues — and it could have a big impact on the car-free transportation landscape in the communities it runs through, too.
Advocates Praise 'Inspired' RAISE Grantee List
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Last Friday, the U.S. DOT wowed sustainable transportation advocates with its list of grantees for the RAISE discretionary grant program, which will funnel $1 billion dollars into transportation capital and planning projects across America — and stoked optimism for how the agency would spend the historic $100 billion in discretionary funding it just won with the passage of the latest infrastructure bill.
Feds Underfund Recreational Trails by Millions
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Gas taxes on off-road recreational vehicles alone brings in over three times more federal revenue annually than the program that builds the trails they ride on receives in return, a new federal study finds — and its time to change that.
Drivers Stole 20% of Bike/Walk Dollars Last Year
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An entire fifth of the largest pot of federal money that’s explicitly promised to active transportation users was actually given to drivers last year — and advocates say it’s critical that we support a package of legislation that makes it harder for states to rob people who walk and roll to pay people who pilot automobiles, while also expanding the pie.
Four Bills Could Help Break the Car Culture
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The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.