Why is the Trump administration calling bike lanes ‘DEI’? | Dave Schilling
Take it from someone who can’t ride a bike: this makes no senseSun 13 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 13 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTShareI’m out of gas. Literally, my car has the barest minimum amount of fuel in it. This is not because I like to live dangerously, a la the great literary hero Austin Powers, but because gas is more expensive than ever.
- ▪Take it from someone who can’t ride a bike: this makes no senseSun 13 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Sun 13 Sep 2026 07.01 EDTShareI’m out of gas.
- ▪Literally, my car has the barest minimum amount of fuel in it.
- ▪This is not because I like to live dangerously, a la the great literary hero Austin Powers, but because gas is more expensive than ever.
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‘The Trump administration has made a point of freezing or canceling related grants, referring to alternative transit options as unworkable in the United States, and suggesting removing the lanes that already exist.’ Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin/The GuardianView image in fullscreen‘The Trump administration has made a point of freezing or canceling related grants, referring to alternative transit options as unworkable in the United States, and suggesting removing the lanes that already exist.’ Illustration: Fortunate Joaquin/The GuardianOpinionCyclingWhy is the Trump administration calling bike lanes ‘DEI’?Dave SchillingThe government apparently has an issue with paths for cyclists.
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