New Fed. Law Requires Some (But Not All!) States to Improve Bike/Walk Safety
A slate of new guidelines will encourage all states to spend their federal safety dollars on protecting vulnerable road users, while requiring some to do it based on a new rule buried in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
By
Kea Wilson
5:42 PM CST on February 3, 2022
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