Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Bridges

GOP’s “Bridge Repair, Not Bike Lanes” Mantra Was Just a Lot of Hot Air

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 6, 2012 | 3 Comments

Last fall, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) proposed diverting all transportation enhancements funding, which goes primarily to bike and pedestrian projects, to bridge repair. “With nearly 25 percent of our nation’s bridges deemed either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, we need to make their reconstruction a priority over errant beautification projects,” Sen. Paul said. He also […]

Streetsies 2011: The Final Installment

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 30, 2011 | No Comments

Tomorrow is the last day of 2011, folks. I wish you a Happier New Year than this one was. We’ve spent the last couple days looking back at some of the bests and worsts of 2011. A brief recap: The hit to transit budgets was the low point of the year, with the high point […]

Who Killed Transit on the New Tappan Zee? Feds and NY State DOT Won’t Say.

By Noah Kazis | Oct 24, 2011 | No Comments

Call it the mystery of the missing transit. One of New York state’s biggest transit projects, in the works for nearly a decade, was canceled overnight and no one will explain why, or even claim responsibility for the decision. Two weeks ago, each of the four alternatives for replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge, which spans […]

Federal Fast-Track Process Strips Transit Component From Tappan Zee

By Noah Kazis | Oct 12, 2011 | No Comments

We reported yesterday that the Obama administration had selected 14 infrastructure projects, including five transportation projects, to put on the fast track for construction. We mentioned that there were early warnings from transit advocates that at least one of these projects might not go exactly as planned. Noah Kazis at Streetsblog NYC looked deeper into […]

Transportation Projects Chosen For Federal Fast-Tracking Lean Multi-Modal

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 11, 2011 | 4 Comments

Last month Streetsblog asked whether President Obama would select transportation projects that reduce congestion, improve air quality, and create jobs when he picked several infrastructure investments, among those recommended by agency officials, to fast-track. The selection of these projects, intended to help spur short-term job creation, could avoid the mistakes of the 2009 stimulus program, […]

In Push For Jobs Bill, Obama Picks the Wrong Bridge to Highlight

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 22, 2011 | 2 Comments

President Obama chose the home turf of two of his principal political opponents to highlight the need for more infrastructure investment in the U.S. Standing beneath the Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Cincinnati (the home city of House Speaker John Boehner) with Kentucky (the home state of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell), Obama made his […]

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