House Democrats are set to unveil a $494 billion surface transportation bill, with a hefty focus on climate mitigation. Our Tanya Snyder got the details ahead of a rollout planned for this week. In some ways, the bill would maintain the transportation status quo, with twice as much money dedicated for highways as for public transit and rail combined.
But it would also include innovative policies designed to match Democrats’ priorities, including a new office to align housing development with transit and boosted funding to increase transit service and for agencies to buy electric buses.
