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Even before the Trump administration and the current Congress began rescinding federal grants left and right, it was hard to get major sustainable transportation projects across the finish line in America. That’s why one livable streets legend is stepping up to help push those efforts forward — including a few that lost funding since his own time in Washington.
On this episode of The Brake, we’re joined by Christopher Coes — the third-ranking member of USDOT under President Biden and superstar alum of Transportation for America, Smart Growth America, and the Brookings Institution — to talk about his new initiative, AmericaFWD.
Listen to Coes’s conversation with Kea Wilson at the link below.
The U.S. is becoming a dying petrostate, while China leads the world in renewable energy.
“Affordable travel is not a fallback. It is what makes broad mobility possible.”
