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U.S. DOT Orders Review of All Grants Related to Green Infrastructure, Bikes
Now U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is coming for our bike lanes!
March 12, 2025
DECISION ’24: The Next President Needs a Vision for America’s Transportation Future
No matter who wins the White House, advocates are ready to push for the transportation system we all deserve — starting with these nine principles.
November 5, 2024
What An Ideal Green New Deal for Transportation Might Look Like
A truly green new deal must focus on reducing the amount Americans drive, a new report argues — and doing so will take an unprecedented portfolio of investments into sustainable modes.
March 22, 2022
Lithium Mining and the Hidden Environmental Costs of EVs
The Green New Deal is clearly better than our carbon-based catastrophic course. But it also depends on massive amounts of lithium — and extracting it will carry a big environmental cost of its own.
February 9, 2021
Mayor Wrong About Bill to Put $3 Surcharge on Non-Essential Amazon Orders: Pol
In his weekly "Ask the Mayor" segment on WNYC on Friday morning, Mayor de Blasio mischaracterized a Brooklyn Assembly Member's proposed bill to put a surcharge on non-essential online retail orders to curb pollution and road violence.
December 11, 2020
Federal Bill Seeks to Prioritize Pedestrians (Albeit A Tiny Bit More)
A new federal bill would mandate that 5 percent of all federal highway funds be diverted to "Complete Streets" to hopefully stem the blood tide of pedestrian deaths in this country.
July 11, 2019
Congestion Pricing IS New York’s Green New Deal
Here's another reason for fence-sitters to jump into the congestion pricing fray as the deal is being made in Albany in the next week.
March 20, 2019