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Duffy’s ‘DEI bike lanes’ comment politicizes urban design. The policy won’t make roads faster

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29.07.2026

Duffy’s ‘DEI bike lanes’ comment politicizes urban design. The policy won’t make roads faster

Is transportation choice woke?

[Source Photos: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg/Getty Images, Raul/Adobe Stock]

The Trump administration could soon reduce public transportation choices in the U.S. and make it more difficult to get around town on your own.

A series of recent moves by the Department of Transportation deprioritizes mass transportation and bike lanes by removing information previously available online and proposing funding cuts, describing these strategic mainstays of good urban design as “DEI” (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts.

In a letter sent to lawmakers........

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