Talking Headways Podcast: One Year of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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Talking Headways Podcast: A ‘Communities First’ Infrastructure Alliance
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On May 18, the White House released a technical-assistance guide to help communities access resources made available in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Congressional reps to JB: Road expansion won’t solve traffic jams, will make inequities worse
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"Highway expansion fails to achieve long-term congestion relief but instead increases pollution and further isolates people who can’t afford or aren’t physically able to drive."
Transit Investment Can Help Close the Racial Employment Gap
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By both improving access to jobs and creating new jobs, transit investment can connect people of color to employment.
Of Shipyards and Golf Courses: Infrastructure and Economic Nostalgia
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White Nationalist Trump appointee Steve Bannon's ideas about infrastructure are from another era.
Advocates, experts: Infra bill is more car-centric than hoped for, but will benefit Chicagoland
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"We must not simply rebuild the transportation infrastructure of the last century when we now need to mitigate climate change."
ATA, 22 local other orgs ask Congressional reps to push for $60B annually for transit
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Many other national and local organizations will be lobbying Congressional delegations across the country, as part of the National Campaign for Transit Justice.