"At a time of record highs for gas prices and airfare, the Trump Administration is proposing cuts to the intercity rail and transit programs that have been helping Americans stay connected to work, to school, and to family. This budget moves the nation in the wrong direction for affordability, mobility, and safety."
"The president accused the Biden-era grant of 'harm[ing] motorists by, for example, reducing critical lane capacity,' because many of its award recipients implemented road diets."
"Advocates slammed the proposal as a transparent attempt to offset a shocking 42 percent increase to the national defense budget, and called on Congress to reject the cuts and protect U.S. families who are already struggling with the costs and dangers of mass car dependency."
"But Trump's gambit would effectively kneecap the very kind of major transit projects that communities struggle to fund on their own, according to experts."
The Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 budget request includes drastic cuts to federal transportation funding, proposing a 23 percent reduction in public transit funds and an 82 percent cut to passenger rail dollars. The proposal aims to freeze funds for key programs like the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program. Advocates criticize these cuts as detrimental to families reliant on public transportation, especially amid rising costs. The administration defends the cuts as a means to encourage local funding for transit needs, despite concerns from experts about the impact on major transit projects.
Read at Streetsblog USA
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]