Trump’s Transportation Department Retracts Trail and Bike Grants to Prioritize Motor Vehicles

In a move that starkly reveals the priorities of Washington, the Trump administration's Department of Transportation has begun pulling back federal grants awarded under the bipartisan $1.1 trillion infrastructure law, targeting projects designed to enhance bike lanes, recreational trails, and pedestrian safety. Labeling these efforts “hostile to motor vehicles,” the department has sent letters across at least six states—including Connecticut, New Mexico, and Illinois—abruptly canceling funding before agreements were fully executed. Why Are Trails and Bike Lanes Being Called “Hostile”? This development exposes a growing pattern: policies shaped not by serving Americans' best interests but by an outdated obsession with...