MTA Offers Funding for Bronx Clean-Up to Get Congestion Pricing Over the Line
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In New York, howls about added pollution from a new tolling plan are being met with a promise of action.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about U.S. DOT
Biden’s Electric Vehicle Charging Initiative is Simply Not Going to Solve Our Car or Climate Problem
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The Biden administration wants to erect a multi-billion dollar network of charging hubs for electric vehicles, but advocates warn the country can’t drive its way out of the climate crisis, whether cars run on fossil fuels or electricity.
Rest In Pieces, ‘Fix-it-First’: Biden Caves to GOP on Highway Expansions
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The Biden administration has caved to GOP pressure and will no longer push states to repair existing highways before building new ones, a move that angered livable cities advocates.
How Deadly Are Your Streets? New Data Tool Shows the Hard Truth
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A new federal tool helps Americans see at a glance exactly how deadly traffic violence is in their community — and how their neighbors stack up.
City Wins Biden Bucks to Begin the Process of Studying the Capping of the Cross Bronx Expwy
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"There is no initiative that would do more to improve the public health of the Bronx [and] improve the air quality and life expectancy than the transformation of the Cross Bronx Expressway," Rep. Ritchie Torres said on Monday.
Gillibrand Proposal Would Help Protect Transit From Climate Apocalypse
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Rising waters need rising funds.