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Senators John Barrasso and Tom Carper (left) introduced a $287 billion transportation infrastructure plan Monday.

Senate’s $287B Road Repair Offers Just .4% for Biking

By Aaron Short | Jul 29, 2019 | 3 Comments

Two U.S. Senators are pushing a bill that would allocate $287 billion to fix the nation's crumbling roads and bridges — with less than one percent of it set aside to keep cyclists and pedestrians safe.

Clayton Homes, a 300-unit public housing complex, will be partly torn down to widen practically every highway in North Houston. Photo: Google Maps

Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 25, 2019 | 2 Comments

Thousands of Houstonians are in danger of losing their homes as the state of Texas proceeds with a massive, $7 billion plan to widen almost every highway in North and downtown Houston. Mass displacement, worsening air quality, wider segregation and more flooding are some of the outcomes experts are warning will result from the 25-mile […]

Mayors Seek Transit Funds To Fight Climate Change

By Aaron Short | Jul 23, 2019 | 3 Comments

A coalition of mayors wants Congress to declare a "Marshall Plan" against climate change by spending on mass transit to curb air pollution in their cities. The mayors of Atlanta, Honolulu, St. Paul, Pittsburgh, and Portland, Ore., implored senators at a climate hearing on Capitol Hill last week to invest in renewable-energy programs in order to create jobs and fund bus and rail systems, with the goal of weening people off gas-polluting vehicles.

The Maryland Transit Administration has a $2 billion shortfall due to the state underfunding its priorities.

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Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Government Organizations

Senate’s $287B Road Repair Offers Just .4% for Biking

Houston’s Highway Mega-Plan: An Environmental Justice Disaster

Mayors Seek Transit Funds To Fight Climate Change

Maryland Is In A Huge Transit Hole

President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M

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