Trump has Slashed Over $750 Million From Bike and Walking Trail Projects

Walking and biking trail projects around the country are losing hundreds of millions in federal funding as the Trump administration targets programs perceived as related to ‘DEI,’ including the Neighborhood Access and Equity Program.

As Shalina Chatlani explains in News From the States, at least $750 million earmarked for walking paths and bike lanes was cancelled from that program. “In the aftermath of last year’s cuts and uncertainty over the future of federal funding, some states and cities have seen their projects completely stall, while others have found ways to move forward while decreasing their reliance on federal support.”

Now, cities and states are scrambling to find other funding sources and create new revenue streams or risk having to kill projects that were reliant on federal funding. A spokesperson for the Urban Institute noted that “It’s a pretty big hit across the board for the places that had built that into their financial plans.”