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September 15, 2021
September 9, 2021
In August, we sent a link to the Safe Routes to School community to ask questions about federal policy related to walking, bicycling, and Safe Routes to School and committed to answering them here on the blog. Do you have questions?
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September 8, 2021
After a busy spring and summer working on legislation to reauthorize surface transportation spending, Congress is staring down a September 30th expiration date for current funding. Congress must reauthorize transportation spending or pass a short-term extension in order to maintain funding for transportation. Where things currently stand:
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August 4, 2021
Update August 10, 2021: The Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act with a vote of 69-30. The bill includes all elements described below. The next step for the bill is a vote in the House. The House is in recess until mid-September, however Speaker Pelosi may bring members back to vote on this infrastructure bill and budget reconciliation.
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July 19, 2021
We have all experienced individual and collective trauma this year, and the effects of that trauma will likely last well into the future. Prolonged isolation, fear, financial insecurity, sickness, police brutality, and harassment are only some of the complex issues that kids faced this year, especially kids of color, disabled kids, and kids from lower-income families.