The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law #BIL is a massive achievement for both any Congress and any President and it will save thousands of lives and improve millions more. That's the truth and that's the message.
Here's another truth - parts of climate change can no longer be prevented or reversed. This also means it is happening now and we have to make our infrastructure resilient to its effects for survival. This is what the #BIL starts to do and another reason why it is so important.
40,000+ people are dying on our roads every year. The programs in the #BIL will improve safety for all users, but especially vulnerable road users. For the first time🚶♀️🧑🦽👨🦯🚴♂️ are defined as "vulnerable" and states must have special consideration and plans for their safety.
One of the biggest achievements for the #BIL is the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. It may only have $1B in funding, but 19 GOP Senators agreed to allow racially divided communities to start to be made whole, and the program can also be expanded because it now exists.
I also haven't yet mentioned the largest investment in transit ever of $90B, nor $66B for passenger and freight rail, $110B additional funding for roads and bridges, $65B to modernize our electric grid? or $55B to have lead-free drinking water in America, and there's still more.
It's true that it will also take time to see all of the improvements. Infrastructure takes time to plan and to build, but it will happen. After all, the #BIL is the result of hope - the hope we can still get big things done together as Americans in spite of our divisions.
So instead of focusing on what the #BIL doesn't do, let's focus on what it does. Instead of running away from this achievement, it's time to actually learn about it, and run on it. It's isn't perfect, but it will lead to major improvement and we could all use that in our lives.
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