Both drivers and cyclists will have to use a different route which could be three times as long and is about twice the distance.
"Everyone knows that Harvard has 'lost its way,'" Donald Trump wrote on social media on Wednesday morning. "Harvard is a JOKE, teaches Hate and Stupidity, and should no longer receive Federal Funds."Many students and alumni lauded the university's decision to stand its ground, despite the consequences. Former President Barack Obama, an alumnus himself, called Trump's move "ham-handed" and praised Harvard as "an example for other higher-ed institutions".
In response to Harvard's decision to refuse the government's demands, the education department accused the university of a "troubling entitlement mindset that is endemic in our nation's most prestigious universities and colleges – that federal investment does not come with the responsibility to uphold civil rights laws".With billions in the balance, the battle for the higher ground in the case of Harvard may just be the opening salvo in a war of attrition between the federal government and higher education.Trump's attacks on Harvard are not isolated - the government's antisemitism task force has identified at least 60 universities for review.
Nor did the latest move come out of the blue. Trump and his Vice-President JD Vance have long railed against higher education institutions. In 2021, Vance gave a speech that described universities as the "enemy".Trump pitched a funding crackdown on universities in his presidential campaign, painting them as hostile to conservatives. Almost a year before the present conflict in Gaza began in October 2023, he introduced a free speech policy initiative that promised to "shatter the left-wing censorship regime" - in part targeting campuses.
Polling by Gallup last summer suggested that confidence in higher education had been falling over time among Americans of all political backgrounds, partly driven by a growing belief that universities push a political agenda. The decline was particularly steep among Republicans.
At issue now, Trump's team says, is last year's pro-Palestinian campus protests, which roiled colleges across the country. During the demonstrations and sit-ins, some Jewish students said they felt unsafe and faced harassment. Others joined the protests against Israel's military action in Gaza and US support for it.He fits stoves for a living and says "you always have to be conscious of fire safety and carbon monoxide".
"I check out first of all where the fire extinguishers are," he says."Especially, when you have kids. You have to make sure they're safe."
The fire service says the first thing anyone should do if a fire breaks out is to "always get everyone away from the caravan at a safe distance and call 999 immediately".Other advice includes: