🚌Derailing Transit: When Buses and Trains Lose Federal Support
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Trump's DOT Secretary Sean Duffy eliminated over $20 billion in transportation funding, targeting programs related to climate change, racial equity, and environmental justice. The administration canceled $5.7 billion in EV charging infrastructure while keeping highway funding but eliminating transit-focused grants.
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Why This Matters
Your Commute:
Public transportation systems lose billions in federal funding for maintenance, expansion, and new routes—forcing service cuts, higher fares, and longer wait times as agencies struggle without federal support.
Your Environment:
Canceling $5.7 billion in electric vehicle charging programs and eliminating climate-focused transit grants increases car dependency and pollution in communities already struggling with air quality.
Your Community:
Rural and low-income areas that depend on federal transit grants face complete loss of bus services, stranding elderly, disabled, and car-free residents without access to jobs, healthcare, and essential services.
Economic Impact:
Transit systems that leverage federal funding for major projects now face project delays, cost overruns, and cancelled expansions that would create jobs and boost local economies.
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How much transportation funding is at risk of elimination according to Transportation for America?
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How much funding did Trump cancel for electric vehicle charging programs?
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What programs does Trump's budget propose to increase funding for?
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How much additional funding does Trump propose for Federal Aviation Administration improvements?
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What requirement does DOT impose on grant recipients regarding COVID policies?
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How many metropolitan planning organizations send transportation amendments yearly?
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What new threshold does DOT use for regulatory review of transportation projects?
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What happens to programs that cannot demonstrate clear financial returns?
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Which programs were specifically halted under Trump's "Unleashing American Energy" order?
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Environmental Policy
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How many states reported anticipated pauses in transportation plan approvals?
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What does the Smart Growth America advocate say about the new DOT approval process?
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Who is Trump's Transportation Secretary implementing the funding cuts?
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What conservative policy document calls for ending federal transit subsidies?
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What calculation method is DOT no longer allowed to use in analyses?
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What geographic areas receive preference for DOT funding under the new policy?
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What was the timeline DOT operating administrations had to identify targeted programs?
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DOT must eliminate all policies and programs related to climate change by February 18, 2025.
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Trump initially required extra federal review for all state transportation plan changes.
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DOT must require cooperation with immigration enforcement for funding recipients.
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