The Hub 3/17/17: Clean Air Council’s Weekly Round-up of Transportation News

“The Hub” is a weekly round-up of transportation related news in the Philadelphia area and beyond. Check back weekly to keep up to date on the issues Clean Air Council’s transportation staff finds important.

The Hill: Trump budget proposes 13 percent cut to Transportation Dept –  Despite Trump’s promise to improve infrastructure, his proposed budget includes eliminating funding for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which is considered essential to fixing our infrastructure.

The Guardian: Trump begins rollback of Obama’s car pollution standards to curb emissions –  Cleaner car standards are not only better for the environment and our health, but also for the pockets of car owners.

Spoke Magazine: ‘Our people don’t have cars’: For immigrants in Philadelphia, the bicycle is the way of life  –  An in depth look at an often overlooked cycling community.

Newsworks: SEPTA adding more bike racks to its Broad Street line – Covered and secure parking spots for bikes can help make multimodal transit a more viable option.  

Curbed: Berlin approves 13 new bike superhighways – With the locations yet to be determined, these off-road bike paths will be 13 feet wide. For comparison, most of the Schuylkill River Trail is 10 to 12 feet wide

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