USDOT Wants States To Spend Infrastructure Funds Sustainably
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The feds are pushing states to spend infrastructure funds on projects that will help end the climate and roadway death crises.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Funding
‘Small Victories’ For Vulnerable Road Users In Infrastructure Bill
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Active transportation advocates are celebrating modest but potentially powerful new policies in the newly passed transportation infrastructure bill — but more needs to be done.
Kerry Warns Budget Bill Delay Will Hold Global Climate Goals Hostage
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Centrist bickering over the size of the Democrats' budget reconciliation will have dire consequences for key international climate goals, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry warns — and sustainable transportation priorities will be dealt a particularly hard blow.
OPINION: E-Bikes Could Become a Weapon Against Climate Change
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Following a summer filled with devastating hurricanes in the South, deadly flooding in the Northeast and raging wildfires in the West, it’s clearer than ever that we need to do everything in our power to fight climate change.
OPINION: Pass the Bicycle Commuter Act — Now!
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An add-on to the congressional reconciliation package could help climate, congestion and health in New York and around the nation.
Reconciliation Bill Will Go Big on EVs, But Schumer’s Numbers Don’t Meet Climate Goals
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The massive reconciliation bill under consideration in Congress would fall short of achieving our greenhouse gas reduction target — and the climate wins it does achieve would come disproportionately from consumer incentives for electric vehicles, rather than by shifting drivers out of cars.