Tell Congress: Restore Pedestrian Safety & Bike Lane Funding

The Trump administration just made our streets more dangerous. 

In a dangerous move, the Department of Transportation has canceled millions in federal grants for bike lanes, pedestrian crossings, and safe trails — calling them “hostile to cars,” according to Bloomberg and Common Dreams.

Pedestrian deaths are already at a 40-year high. Cities like Chicago were ready to expand bike lanes and safer routes for kids and commuters. Now those projects are dead in their tracks. As Grist reports, the hardest hit will be working-class neighborhoods and communities of color — the very people who rely most on safe, affordable ways to get around.

Tell Congress: “Keep pedestrians, cyclists, and kids safe. Restore funding for pedestrian safety and bike lines cut by Trump.”

This isn’t about cars versus bikes. It’s about people — parents walking their kids to school, delivery workers biking through traffic, seniors crossing the street. Everyone deserves to get home safely.

But instead of protecting us, this administration is putting politics ahead of public safety. Congress has the power to stop it — if we demand it. Lawmakers must restore every canceled grant and protect the programs that save lives, connect communities, and cut pollution.

Safe streets are a basic right. We shouldn’t have to risk our lives just to walk or ride in our own neighborhoods.

Tell Congress to act now — restore pedestrian and bike lane funding before more lives are lost. Sign today and stand up for safe, people-first streets across America.

The petition to Congress reads: “Keep pedestrians, cyclists, and kids safe. Restore funding for pedestrian safety and bike lines cut by Trump.”