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This Year’s RAISE Grants Will Help Disadvantaged Communities
“This is a record amount,” said a U.S. DOT official, noting that last year, just 50 percent of RAISE funds went to underserved groups. This year, it's 70 percent.
July 3, 2023
Feds Take Baby Step Towards Maybe, Possibly Improving the Car Safety Rating Program
Europe is so far ahead of us on this.
May 26, 2023
Torres Seeks Fed Backing for Cross Bronx Capping
The federal government should give a financial and bureaucratic boost to the effort to cap the Cross Bronx Expressway, according to a Bronx congressman hoping to capitalize on federal backing for a similar project in Texas announced earlier this year.
May 18, 2023
Advocates Urge Feds To Not Weaken Already-Weak Crash Reporting Guidelines
A new set of federal crash reporting guidelines could actually encourage cities to collect less data about the systemic factors behind the national traffic violence epidemic by treating basic information about road design at crash sites as optional.
May 2, 2023
MTA Offers Funding for Bronx Clean-Up to Get Congestion Pricing Over the Line
In New York, howls about added pollution from a new tolling plan are being met with a promise of action.
March 27, 2023
Biden’s Electric Vehicle Charging Initiative is Simply Not Going to Solve Our Car or Climate Problem
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.
March 26, 2023
Rest In Pieces, ‘Fix-it-First’: Biden Caves to GOP on Highway Expansions
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.
March 7, 2023
How Deadly Are Your Streets? New Data Tool Shows the Hard Truth
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.
February 8, 2023
Gillibrand Proposal Would Help Protect Transit From Climate Apocalypse
Rising waters need rising funds.
November 3, 2022
Streetsblog Board Member Lands Major Job with Biden White House
Well, we're movin' on up!
September 20, 2022
