Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Infrastructure

CARS, CARS, CARS? Inside Biden’s Infrastructure Package

By Kea Wilson | Mar 31, 2021 | No Comments

President Biden revealed details about his transformative new infrastructure package today, but sustainable transportation advocates are already questioning how much it will actually transform our national addiction to cars.

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No, We’re Not Getting a Federal VMT Tax (But Maybe We Should)

By Kea Wilson | Mar 31, 2021 | No Comments

Secretary Pete is walking back a statement that suggested a switch from a gas tax to a mileage tax — but he certainly sparked a conversation about the future of the innovative funding mechanism that's unlikely to die down soon.

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Talking Headways Podcast: The Annual Prediction Show with Yonah Freemark!

By Jeff Wood | Mar 25, 2021 | No Comments

Talking to the new Urban Institute honcho about projects added to his transit inventory, the new infrastructure bill and a look back at our predictions from last year.

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Mass. Senator Markey Has Four Bills to Loosen Car Culture’s Grip on U.S. Cities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.

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Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach

By Kea Wilson | Jan 6, 2021 | No Comments

Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.

Politicians love a shovel shot. (From left) Rep. Max Rose, Assembly Member Michael Cusack, state DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez, and State Sen. Diane Savino.

Another Lane Coming to Staten Island Expressway to — Again — Try to Solve Congestion ‘Problem’

By Vince DiMiceli | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments

What's that expression again about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?

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