Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Donald Trump

If You Want to Know Trump’s Infrastructure Priorities, Focus on His Budget

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 15, 2017 | No Comments

Donald Trump's big infrastructure plan is still more of a rumor than an actual plan. But we don't have to wait for major new legislation to get a clear sense of what the White House thinks is important.

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Trump’s Bid to Insert Immigration Status Into Census Is an Attack on Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 3, 2017 | No Comments

Adding a question about immigration status to the Census would lead to undercounting and affect everyone who lives in urban areas, decreasing their access to federal resources.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a ceremony where NASA transferred title and ownership of space shuttle Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at the museum in New York City. The transfer is the first step toward Intrepid receiving Enterprise in the spring of 2012. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 30, 2017 | No Comments

Chuck Schumer says he will "claw, scrap, and fight with every fiber of my being" to overturn Donald Trump's executive order preventing refugees and residents of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the country. If that's the case, Schumer should abandon his strategy of dealmaking with Trump on a big infrastructure bill.

Until states stop spending so much on road expansion, not repair, "crumbling infrastructure" will remain a problem. Graphic: Smart Growth America

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

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 27, 2017 | No Comments

It's hard to pin Donald Trump down on policy issues. But let's take one of his recent infrastructure pronouncements literally and see where the implications lead.

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

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 26, 2017 | No Comments

With an executive order yesterday, Donald Trump followed through on his threat to punish cities where local police do not report undocumented immigrants. Funds for transportation, housing, and other programs may (or may not) be at stake, but mayors of sanctuary cities around the country made it clear they are not backing down.

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

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 25, 2017 | No Comments

Republicans want to cut off federal data that social science researchers depend on, limiting our ability to understand the effects of transportation and land use policy -- especially for the most vulnerable Americans.

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