Complete streets eliminated from transportation bill
The "complete streets" provision that was passed by the Senate with strong bipartisan support was eliminated from the joint transportation bill, reports the Complete Streets Coalition. The bill "was included in the Commerce committee’s freight title, which had come under fire from House Republicans for unrelated reasons," says Barbara McCann of the Coalition. "This commonsense measure would have helped ensure the safety of millions of Americans, of all ages and abilities, who use our roads while traveling on foot, in cars, and on bicycles and buses. We hope that Congress will reconsider this action, and we thank Senators Begich, Thune, Lautenberg, Carper and Harkin for their unwavering support of this provision through the conference process, as well as Representatives Matsui and LaTourette," she writes.
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