Posted on 03/02/2022 5:29:18 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has a fresh warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: Protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing funds.
In a new report submitted to Congress and obtained by The Associated Press, the Department of Transportation says it will aim to prioritize the safety and health of the multiple users of a typical 21st century roadway, from riders of public transit and electric scooters to Uber rideshare pickups and people delivering goods. Projects such as bike paths and traffic roundabouts, enhanced sidewalks, pedestrian pathways to bus stops and transit lanes will be favored in the distribution of funds.
In doing so, the department led by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeks to change a longtime focus by the states to direct federal money toward adding lanes to relieve congestion and speed car flow — often at the expense of mostly nonwhite communities living next to the busy roadways.
The report said the Federal Highway Administration’s adoption of the “Complete Streets” strategy, which is already followed by hundreds of communities, will “have a positive impact on the safety of all roadway users — reversing the trend of increasing fatal and serious injuries and creating a healthier, greener, and more equitable surface transportation system.”
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BUTTigieg. Great name for a homo, huh?
The massive $2 trillion “infrastructure” bill was 99% pork and 1% infrastructure. Now it’s just 100% pork, payoffs to cronies who funded Democrat campaigns. Tell me again what Butt Gig is good for?
Is it just my imagination, or does he look a lot like Mickey Mouse?
A round of applause, please, for the GOPers who made this payoff to the democrappers possible.
Pffffft!
Does anyone actually like these cyclists that ride in groups and think they own the road?
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Not me. And they don’t have to be in big groups, just two of them chatting side-by-side as they ride and that goes for joggers also. Drives me crazy. I’ll throw pedestrians who push the pedestrian light button and then cross before the light even changes into the vat also.
Darned if he doesnt look like a piece of vermin.....snx.
That’s what the county has done here as well.
Bend over better Buttplug.
His Hershey Highway’s been widened plenty by heavy traffic.
If the road is not Gay Buttplug will stay away
I lived along a country road that has seen the number of housing subdivisions grow very rapidly in the past 30 years. The only infrastructure improvements the county has made is to widen the road at a couple of turnoffs. They built at least 6 new subdivisions (there were two when I lived there) and built a new middle school. The road has desperately needed widening for years (country road, no shoulders). The county has experienced 30% growth over the last 10 years.
I lived along a country road that has seen the number of housing subdivisions grow very rapidly in the past 30 years. The only infrastructure improvements the county has made is to widen the road at a couple of turnoffs. They built at least 6 new subdivisions (there were two when I lived there) and built a new middle school. The road has desperately needed widening for years (country road, no shoulders). The county has experienced 30% growth over the last 10 years.
They WANT to inconvenience and endanger car drivers
In my area they seem to rip up the same roads througout the entire area every year and then let them sit until it is close to winter. Then they patch them up..sort of
When and if a road does get finished, what was two lanes is now one with a bike lane. The weather here is not bike friendly more than 50% of the year.
It’s like those in charge of transportation work tirelessly to give a big FU to the wretched awful deplorables who want the freedom to travel by automobile
Guy looks like he is riding his bike without a saddle.
Shift sniff smells like ASS💩Press.
Did you expect any different?🙄
These RAT fools always bring up infrastructure and ask for billions and we get a bridge over a bike path with a sign by it telling us it was because of them this wonder was built.
And all the people said Amen.
Maybe a country like ours can do both safety and growth at the same time?
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