President Trump’s Second Term
Basics
Talking Headways Podcast: The Public Works Director for Democrats
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen on the Trump administration's recent guidance for stripping sustainable projects of funding, and why he thinks active transportation advocates should focus on safety.
March 20, 2025
Trump, Republicans Make D.C. Ground Zero in Their War on Cities
The Trump administration is bullying D.C. — and other cities (looking at you, New York) could soon fall in the crosshairs, advocates say.
March 20, 2025
‘A Direct Attack’: Top Dem on House Transport Committee Slams Trump’s Green Infrastructure Clawback
The Trump administration's attempts to claw back already-awarded grants for active transportation are on questionable legal footing, the top transportation Democrat says – and he won't stop fighting to save pedestrian and cyclist lives.
March 18, 2025
What Will ‘Safe Streets and Road For All’ Mean Under Sec. Duffy?
Last week, Secretary Duffy directed staff to start the process of clawing back millions in discretionary dollars for bike lanes. How will he spend it instead?
March 17, 2025
Friday Video: Welcome to the War on ‘Woke’ Transportation
Overwhelmed by weeks of federal attacks on green and equitable transportation? Catch up with this explainer and plug in to the fight.
March 14, 2025
What if the ‘Tesla Takedown’ Is Only the Beginning?
Tesla's cars have become symbols of Elon Musk's controversial role in U.S. politics — but they're also instruments of a violent system that long predates his time in the White House.
March 13, 2025
U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes — and the time to act is now.
March 12, 2025
Four Easy Ways to Fight Back Against Trump’s Transit Attacks Right Now
Overwhelmed by the onslaught of bad federal transportation news? Here are four concrete ways you can start fighting back — and some tools to help you do it.
March 5, 2025
How Trump’s Radical Remaking of Environmental Review Process Could Reshape Transportation
Is reforming NEPA just a handout to Big Highway?
March 3, 2025
Sean Duffy Makes Propaganda Film In Failed Attempt To Show Congestion Pricing Doesn’t Work
The Secretary is doubling down on the Trump administration's mistaken view that the toll is ineffective and a "cash grab" from "hard-working New Yorkers." Is it too much to ask that he clean off the camera lens?
February 28, 2025
