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Q6. How will the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) address equity?

  • The BIL investments will connect historically disadvantaged and underserved communities to jobs and economic opportunities, support climate justice by improving air quality and tackling climate change, and create good-paying jobs. Investments in the law will improve transportation for communities that have faced disinvestment in infrastructure, from Tribal Nations, rural areas, and U.S. territories.
     
  • Examples of BIL programs that support equity:
    • Transit funding. The BIL provides $91.2 billion in mandatory transit funding and supplemental transit appropriations over five years. Investments in transit will especially benefit communities of color since these households are twice as likely to take public transportation and many of these communities lack sufficient public transit options. 
    • All Stations Accessibility Program. The BIL will make transit more accessible for people with disabilities, including the All Stations Accessibility Program, which includes over $1.7 billion to upgrade the accessibility of legacy rail fixed guideway systems for people with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs. 
    • Reconnecting Communities. The new Reconnecting Communities competitive grant program provides $1 billion to fund planning, design, and reconstruction of street grids, parks, or other infrastructure in neighborhoods that have been cut off from economic opportunities.  
  • Learn more about Equity in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.