Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Joe Biden

Advocates Decry Biden's ‘Gas Tax Holiday’

By Kea Wilson | Jun 23, 2022 | No Comments

As President Biden urges Congress to give drivers a gas tax "holiday" that experts say won't even significantly ease pain at the pump, advocates are urging him to give Americans emergency relief from car dependency instead.

The face of a man quietly delivering some pretty bad news.

MTA Admits Federal Aid May Run Out Sooner Than 2025

By Dave Colon | May 24, 2022 | No Comments

"We assume[d] the federal dollars would cover us through 2025," said the agency's CFO, but "at the current ridership levels, we'll have plenty of federal money for this year and next year."

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Biden is All In on EVs — But Will that Just Create a New Generation of Car Dependence?

By Vince DiMiceli | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

In doing so, the White House ensured that car culture will continue to help set the agenda on transportation policy after more than 70 years of misguided, deadly mistakes.

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Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy

By Kea Wilson | Jan 29, 2022 | No Comments

The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.

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GOP to Biden: Don’t Force Progressive Politics on Highway Projects

By Eve Kessler | Jan 21, 2022 | No Comments

Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.

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Lemonade From Lemons: Six Improvements Worth Celebrating Within Flawed Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Dec 10, 2021 | No Comments

These are some of the IIJA's most notable successes — even if some of them are pretty incremental.

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