Grants to Reconnect Neighborhoods and Improve Transportation Access
This bill creates a grant program to fund projects that make neighborhoods easier and safer to navigate, especially where large roads or highways have created barriers. It aims to improve walkability, safety, and transportation access, focusing on disadvantaged communities and addressing local environmental concerns.
Key points
Provides billions in funding for projects to improve neighborhood connectivity.
Supports removing or changing roads that divide communities to make them safer and easier to cross.
Funds planning and environmental studies in underserved areas, like checking air quality and heat.
Requires a significant portion of funds to go to economically disadvantaged communities.
Encourages community involvement and policies to prevent residents from being forced out by new projects.
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