Buttigieg sends $5B to cities for safety as road deaths soar

The Transportation Secretary on Monday announced the infusion of federal cash over five years under his department’s new Safe Streets & Roads for All program.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks and nudging commuters to public transit.

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