The Five Worst Legacies of the Chao Years — And How to Undo Them
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Secretary Elaine Chao's leadership of the Department of Transportation damaged our nation — both in what she did and what she failed to do, experts say.
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Federal Funding
Trump Admin Rejects Transit Mask Mandate, Endangering Transport — Again
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The Trump administration declined the request from a prominent transit workers' union the same day the President was admitted to a tax payer-funded hospital for coronavirus.
Report: Three Million People Could Lose Transit Access Soon
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And Black, brown and low-income city residents will bear the brunt.
Is a Federal Greenway Act What the U.S. Needs to Recover from COVID-19?
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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.
A Hard Right Turn: The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers
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Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the even worse.
GOP Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation
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Nope, not even a penny.