Crypto News: US transportation policy is now tied to marriage rates

A set of US Department of Transportation memos directs the agency to give preference to places with higher birth and marriage rates when distributing federal grants or implementing programs. While it isn't clear how the memos will be carried out, transit advocates warn that the unusual policy could be one of several ways the Trump administration is diverting funding away from urban areas and communities of color.

The memos, released a day after Sean Duffy was sworn in as the agency's head, also seek to carry out the president's agenda by ending support for projects that involve climate change, or racial and gender inequality, Kendra Pierre-Louis reports. Today on CityLab: Transportation Memos Favor Places With Higher Birth and Marriage Rates

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