Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Joe Biden

(from left) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mayor de Blasio and Sen. Chuck Schumer talk to a Queens flood victim. Photo: Michael Appleton / Mayoral Photography Office

Tuesday’s Headlines: Damage Control Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 7, 2021 | No Comments

President Biden will tour flood-damaged areas of Queens today, one day after the White House announced that federal aid will help victims — but Mayor de Blasio (or was it AOC) getting cursed out was Monday's big story. Plus all the other news.

Biden’s Climate Vision is Too Focused on EVs — Again

By Kea Wilson | Aug 7, 2021 | No Comments

Automakers are lining up in support of new fuel economy standards that will speed the transition to electric vehicles — but only if Congress hands billions to Americans to buy their cars.

Visionary Highway Removal Program Axed from Fed Infrastructure Package

By Kea Wilson | Aug 2, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates are rallying to restore funding for a visionary highway removal program that was all but entirely removed during the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations.

Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’

By Kea Wilson | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.

Future Mayor Eric Adams and Joe Biden and a bunch of other people. Photo: White House

Tuesday’s Headlines: Adams Takes Control Edition

By Streetsblog | Jul 13, 2021 | No Comments

The future mayor was at the White House. Meanwhile, the much-vaunted New York City press corps couldn't help but notice that the actual mayor of New York City wasn't. Plus other news (not much of it, that is!).

Details Lacking in Federal Infrastructure ‘Deal’ (But it Will Likely Favor Cars)

By Kea Wilson | Jun 25, 2021 | No Comments

Washington celebrates a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, but advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill will actually build.

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