Active Transportation Advocates See Silver Lining in Infrastructure Bill
A handful of critical policy changes buried in President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure megabill may quietly revolutionize life for people who walk and roll through U.S. cities, some advocates argue.
By
Kea Wilson
6:27 PM CDT on August 4, 2021
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