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US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say (www.theguardian.com)

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The Trump administration’s plans to stymie and defund bike lane plans in the US, on the unusual basis that they are DEI tools, will hurt efforts to improve roadway safety, non-motorized transportation advocates say.

The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, posted on X this month that he had redirected $1.73bn allocated for “Biden-era DEI pet projects” to “America’s actual backbone: ROADS, BRIDGES, AND SHIPPING PORTS”.

Duffy did not explain how the transportation department would determine which bike lanes support diversity, equity and inclusion. The administration also recently removed bike lanes and speed cameras from the Federal Highway Administration’s list of proven safety countermeasures.

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[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

What a limp headline. "advocates say". No. Data says.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Data say

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 44 minutes ago

I ain't no prescriptivist and "data say" sounds wrong. I know data is technically plural but I adhere to vibes based grammar

[–] Naich@piefed.world 3 points 19 hours ago

You have to both sides those with the data and credentials to speak with authority on a subject, and idiots. No idea why, but it's very important that idiots get to spout their insane brain farts.