Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Federal Funding

Uh-Oh: Senate Finance Committee Draws a Blank on Transpo Funding

By Tanya Snyder | May 6, 2014 | No Comments

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is on the verge of releasing its proposal to reauthorize the federal transportation program until 2021. But it’s counting on the Senate Finance Committee to figure out how to pay for it. And that committee seems disturbingly far from an answer. The Highway Trust Fund (yes, that’s still […]

How the GROW AMERICA Act Could Modernize Federal Transportation Policy

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 30, 2014 | 12 Comments

Yesterday, U.S. DOT did something it hadn’t done for a decade: submit a surface transportation authorization bill to Congress. And what a bill it is. The $302 billion, four-year GROW AMERICA Act has several major reforms that would shift federal policy in a more multi-modal direction. One big change that we’ve noted before is that […]

Paul Ryan’s New Budget Seeks to “Murder” Amtrak

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 4, 2014 | 14 Comments

Just four months ago, the country was hailing a bipartisan budget deal negotiated by Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray and her House counterpart, Paul Ryan. It was a respite from the deeply partisan posturing over spending that has gridlocked Washington for years. Even better, it was a two-year budget resolution, meaning it seemed the next […]

Moody’s: Future Is Bright for U.S. Transit Sector

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 19, 2014 | 3 Comments

Yes, federal funding for transportation is expected to go negative before Congress is even due to pass a new bill. And yes, transit systems had a tough few years, cutting service and raising fares as the recession took a bite out of revenues. But guess what? In a credit outlook report released this week, Moody’s […]

Shuster “Encouraged” By Obama’s Transportation Funding Announcement

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 27, 2014 | 5 Comments

Bill Shuster is still digesting yesterday’s twin funding proposals from President Obama and Ways and Means Chair Dave Camp, but he’s “encouraged” by what he’s heard. Both proposals rely on corporate tax reform to plug the hole in the highway trust fund. Camp’s proposal would raise about $125 billion; Obama’s, $150 billion. Neither has yet […]

Live-Blogging Obama’s Transportation Announcement

By Tanya Snyder | Feb 26, 2014 | 1 Comment

3:59 p.m.: Obama says funding for these projects is going to be in jeopardy unless Congress passes a new transportation bill. Doesn’t go into details. “God Bless the United States of America,” and we’re out. 3:56 p.m.: People go wild for new Metro green line, which will run through Union Depot. Obama says he just […]

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