by mtuandrew
I know the election hasn't been fully decided yet - the electoral college hasn't voted, though it's very hard to imagine him not earning at least 270 votes even with extremely unfavorable court decisions. That said, the Biden-Harris administration has started rolling out their transition plans and priorities, which include a heavy emphasis on infrastructure. One thing that struck me was this paragraph listed under "Climate change":
With the caveat that Biden may have an unfriendly US Senate, Federal court system, and some state legislatures & executives, I'd like to discuss this. Gilbert B. Norman started a topic specifically about how this will affect Amtrak, so this can reflect broader American rail transit.
The usual disclaimers:
Transit: Provide every American city with 100,000 or more residents with high-quality, zero-emissions public transportation options through flexible federal investments with strong labor protections that create good, union jobs and meet the needs of these cities — ranging from light rail networks to improving existing transit and bus lines to installing infrastructure for pedestrians and bicyclists.----------
With the caveat that Biden may have an unfriendly US Senate, Federal court system, and some state legislatures & executives, I'd like to discuss this. Gilbert B. Norman started a topic specifically about how this will affect Amtrak, so this can reflect broader American rail transit.
The usual disclaimers:
- No flaming.
- Specifically, no political flaming.
- in fact, let’s leave the election out of it.
- Base your posts in facts - Biden isn't going to magically build 50,000 miles of HSR in his first year, nor will he be "railroaded" out of town.
- Conspiracy theories of any variety will earn a referral to site management.