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<p>Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.</p>


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Around the Block

Democrats Can’t Fight Trump and Make a Deal on Infrastructure at the Same Time

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Donald Trump

If Trump Wants to “Fix It First,” a Big Spending Spree Won’t Cut It

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Mayors Stand Up to Trump’s Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities

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Today Trump Gags the EPA. Tomorrow the GOP Strangles the Census.

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Chuck Schumer

Senate Dems Put Out Their Own Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Plan

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Trump’s First Budget May Zero Out Federal Transit Funding

Alon Levy

The American Dream Meadowlands, a subsidized mall in northern New Jersey, has been beset by delays, cost overruns, bribery, and racketeering -- a case of cronyism that may prefigure the new normal in Trump's America.

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Construction Costs

Why Infrastructure Costs May Rise Thanks to Trump’s Cronyism

<p>David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.</p>


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Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Veronica Vanterpool

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Vanterpool: Trump Can’t Take Away Our Ability to Make Transit Better

Trump’s Pick for U.S. DOT Is GOP Insider Elaine Chao

As long as Trump doesn't release his tax returns, divest from his assets, and put his wealth in a true blind trust, the public can have no confidence that federal infrastructure spending will be based on merit and not Trump's personal financial interests. Photo: Kamoteus/Flickr

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4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption