Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Donald Trump

If You Want to Know Trump’s Infrastructure Priorities, Focus on His Budget

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2017 | No Comments

Donald Trump's big infrastructure plan is still more of a rumor than an actual plan, leading to widespread speculation about his transportation priorities. But we don't have to wait for major new legislation to get a clear sense of what the White House thinks is important.

Commuters in San Jose lining up to board Caltrain. The modernization project is expected to help the railroad carry 40,000 more passengers in the years ahead. Photo: Richard Masoner/Flickr

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Will Caltrain Electrification Win Out Despite the California GOP?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 27, 2017 | No Comments

The electrification of commuter rail service between San Jose and San Francisco was all but ready to begin construction when Donald Trump's transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, pulled the rug out from under the project earlier this month. Local officials are trying to adjust on the fly to salvage the project.

The scene at SeaTac airport Saturday, where police briefly interrupted transit service. Photo: Browngoetz via Twitter

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Police Tried to Cut Off Transit Access to Airport Protests

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 31, 2017 | No Comments

Thousands of protesters were pouring into American airports Saturday in response to Donald Trump's refugee ban, when suddenly light rail service skipped the Seattle-Tacoma airport. The incident raises serious questions about who controls access to transit.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a ceremony where NASA transferred title and ownership of space shuttle Enterprise to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at the museum in New York City. The transfer is the first step toward Intrepid receiving Enterprise in the spring of 2012. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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Democrats Can’t Fight Trump and Make a Deal on Infrastructure at the Same Time

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 30, 2017 | No Comments

Chuck Schumer says he will fight in all ways possible to overturn Donald Trump's anti-Muslim executive order. If so, Schumer should abandon his strategy of dealmaking with Trump on a big infrastructure bill.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said the city won't be "bullied" by the Trump administration. Photo: The Urbanist

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Mayors Stand Up to Trump’s Executive Order on Sanctuary Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 26, 2017 | No Comments

With an executive order yesterday, Donald Trump followed through on his threat to punish cities where local police do not report undocumented immigrants. Funds for transportation, housing, and other programs may (or may not) be at stake, but mayors of sanctuary cities around the country made it clear they are not backing down.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development's geospatial data is under attack. What's next? Image: HUD

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Today Trump Gags the EPA. Tomorrow the GOP Strangles the Census.

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 25, 2017 | No Comments

Republicans want to cut off federal data that social science researchers depend on, limiting our ability to understand the effects of transportation and land use policy, especially on the most vulnerable Americans.

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4 Ways Trump’s Transportation Plan Is Ripe for Corruption

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 28, 2016 | No Comments

Donald Trump's opaque personal finances and business entanglements around the globe raise the possibility of unprecedented corruption for a United States president.

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: A Deal With the Devil for Illinois Leaders?

By John Greenfield | Nov 22, 2016 | No Comments

As it was for the people behind virtually every other progressive cause, the election of Donald Trump was a sad day for those of us who want to see the U.S. move toward a more efficient, healthy, and equitable transportation system.

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi have followed along with an exaggerated narrative about America's infrastructure needs, and that is leading them to dangerous conclusions. Pelosi photo: Wikimedia Commons; Trump photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr; Schumer photo: NASA/Bill Ingalls, via Wikimedia Commons

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Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi Are Falling for Infrastructure Propaganda

By Angie Schmitt and Ben Fried | Nov 17, 2016 | No Comments

We're going to see a lot of stories about Donald Trump and infrastructure in the next few months. It will be important to see through these arguments and view the Trump infrastructure plan with clear eyes.

Do Not Collaborate With Hatred

By Ben Fried | Nov 14, 2016 | No Comments

Last week, on the day after the election, I watched as Chuck Schumer and Andrew Cuomo, Democrats who represent my state, said they could find common ground with Donald Trump, with Cuomo specifically mentioning “infrastructure” as a potential area of collaboration. We responded with a post explaining why this was a strategic mistake in terms of transportation policy. Today […]

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Trump Picks Road Industry Lobbyist to Lead Transportation Transition

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 11, 2016 | No Comments

So much for “draining the swamp.” Under Donald Trump, it looks like the White House and Congress will be more infested with lobbyists than ever. In a story about the lobbying bonanza that will accompany unified GOP control of Washington, the New York Times reports that Trump has picked Martin Whitmer to head his “transportation and infrastructure” […]

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