Refocus FHWA on highways; end equity/climate/Vision Zero “guidance memo” constraints
Mandate criticizes FHWA funding of trails/bike/sidewalks, equity/climate obligations, Vision Zero congestion tactics, and guidance limiting highway capacity expansion in growing states.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 19 (Transportation) — FHWA: refocus on maintaining/improving the highway system; remove/reform rules hampering states; reduce federal involvement in local infrastructure; reverse progressive equity/climate/Vision Zero and anti-capacity guidance memos.
Undo plan
1) Keep multimodal eligibility (bike/ped/transit connections) in federal surface programs.
2) Reinstate climate and equity analysis in formula/discretionary highway decisions.
3) Support safe-systems (Vision Zero) without abandoning auto throughput where needed.
4) Allow capacity projects when paired with induced-demand and emissions mitigation.
5) Verify: fatalities; VMT; non-SOV mode share in metro areas.