White House Has Extra Asks for Stalled Federal Highway Bill
Federal transportation staff were told to remove bike safety references as dozens of pages were edited or taken down, NPR reported.
- In the last week, the Trump Administration systematically removed bike safety resources from federal websites, with Federal Highway Administration employees ordered to eliminate mentions of bike lanes and safety, including the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool.
- These website edits follow remarks by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who redirected $1.73 billion in USDOT grants away from Biden-era initiatives to focus on roads, bridges, and shipping ports.
- An anonymous Department of Transportation staffer called the decision "asinine," while a department spokesperson claimed the move ensures infrastructure aligns with needs of the "nearly 80%" of the population using cars for work and medical appointments.
- With Congress facing a deadline in two months to renew funding, the Administration is urging lawmakers to codify its policy priorities, including the $580 billion BUILD America 250 Act that cleared House Transportation in May.
- Beyond these edits, the Administration is pursuing controversial proposals including rescinding electric vehicle grants and incorporating Delilah's Law, a Republican bill forbidding non-English speakers from obtaining commercial drivers' licenses, alongside a voluntary autonomous vehicle pilot program.
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White House has extra asks for stalled federal highway bill
(The Center Square) – With Congress facing a deadline in two months to renew funding for transportation infrastructure nationwide, the Trump administration is urging lawmakers to codify its list of priorities before they recess in August.
Trump admin seeks extra items for stalled federal highway bill
With Congress facing a deadline in two months to renew funding for transportation infrastructure nationwide, the Trump administration is urging lawmakers to codify its list of priorities before they recess in August. Current U.S. surface transportation law expires Sept. 30. The bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act, a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill costing $580 billion,...
Trump admin seeks extra items for stalled federal highway bill, including framework for robotaxis
Key requests Duffy laid out include strategies to boost revenue for the dwindling Highway Trust Fund that funds the maintenance, repair and building of U.S. highways and mass transit systems.
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