Trump Administration Targets 4,400 Miles of Bike Lanes, Freezing Grants as It Labels Them DEI
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 13
Trump Administration Targets 4,400 Miles of Bike Lanes, Freezing Grants as It Labels Them DEI
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 13
Summary
The Trump administration is freezing or canceling grants tied to bike lanes and other alternative transit projects, while also floating removal of some existing lanes.
Officials justify the move by calling bike lanes “DEI” and arguing they take road space from cars, worsen traffic and are not workable in the United States.
The U.S. has about 4,400 directional miles of bike lanes, infrastructure built over decades as cities sought safer, lower-emission alternatives to driving.
The push collides with studies cited in the report that say bike lanes can improve safety by slowing drivers and reducing conflicts with cyclists.