transportation, policy, planning, and onwards. 🚌 fighting for clean air and a just world. now at
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Transportation is often seen as a place of bipartisan calm, an "island of normalcy"... It's clear now more than ever that that is no longer the case. @stevenhigashide.com's latest piece shows how USDOT has been instrumental in Trump’s authoritarian push.
"That feeling when you step outside your apartment on a sweltering hot summer day only to be hit smack in the face by the heat and stifling smell of diesel exhaust from a delivery truck"... The Clean Deliveries Act can keep us healthy --⚡🚚 @electrifyny.bsky.social
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UCS’s @kevshen.bsky.social breaks down the recently unveiled BUILD America 250 Act: "People would be trapped in our current expensive, car-oriented system while giving away billions to the highway lobby for new highways without strong protections to ensure current infrastructure doesn’t crumble."
One reason Congress writes checks for bigger highways despite the public demanding different choices? The influence game played by the road lobby.
New research summarized by @kevshen.bsky.social here (blog.ucs.org/kshen/the-hi...) scrutinizes the tactics of the DC groups pushing road construction.
1/ As the EPA continues to fall short, a solution to curb freight pollution at the source could improve air quality for millions and help transition away from fossil fuels use.
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🚌🛴Today is #TransitEquityDay, and it’s the right moment to highlight that, with the right investments, we can build a more reliable, accessible & cleaner transportation system that delivers substantial benefits to people across the US.
Learn how we can achieve that: act.ucsusa.org/4tdqtw1
1/ The Clean Deliveries Act could protect millions of New Yorkers from the pollution warehouses attract. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social don’t bend to misinformation from the fossil fuel industry, like the Trump admin. Stand up for New Yorkers & pass the Clean Deliveries Act TODAY! Coalition letter:
Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文
Kevin Xu Shen 沈志文
Steven Higashide
Union of Concerned Scientists
Union of Concerned Scientists
Union of Concerned Scientists
Union of Concerned Scientists
Indirect Source Rules (ISRs) provide state and local governments a tool to address inequitable pollution impacts from the freight system.
With transportation now the second-highest household expense, there's a lot at stake.
blog.ucs.org
Date: June 1st, 2026 RE: Support for the Clean Deliveries Act (S.1180C Gianaris / A.3575C Mitaynes) The undersigned organizations write in strong support of the Clean Deliveries Act (S. 1180B/A.3575B...
Why is the Dept of Transportation trying to torpedo NYC congestion pricing? Why - in God’s name - is Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on TV smearing the Minnesotans killed by ICE? For @newrepublic.com, I show Trump has turned USDOT into an authoritarian weapon. newrepublic.com/article/2051...
Steven Higashide
The policies that govern how we get from place to place are usually immune to partisanship. This administration is using them to advance Trump’s authoritarian agenda.
