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Bike and walking trails lose hundreds of millions under Trump
The Trump administration cut $750 million from the Biden administration’s Neighborhood Access and Equity Program, affecting trails and bike lane projects nationwide and prompting lawsuits.
- In a move last year, the administration rescinded funds including at least $750 million for trails, affecting community projects nationwide.
- Trump targeted grants to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion programs, advocates say, while the U.S. Department of Transportation framed the cuts as "getting back to basics" by prioritizing roads and bridges.
- Meanwhile, Albuquerque sued after the Trump administration pulled an $11.5 million grant; Atlanta's regional commission is developing trails with $3.5 million from local sources after losing a $65 million federal grant.
- Cities and states are filing lawsuits and seeking alternatives after losing $750 million in federal grants, which threatens matching state and local funds and may stall projects before the Sept. 30 law expiration.
- Longstanding federal support for bike projects has been bipartisan since the 1990s and expanded under the Biden administration, but advocates warn cuts undermine safety and repair efforts for communities divided by historic highway projects.
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