Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Federal Funding

Will the Next Transpo Chair Continue Attacks on Bike/Ped Funding?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 15, 2012 | 7 Comments

This is the second of two posts examining Rep. Bill Shuster’s candidacy for the chairmanship of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Yesterday, we took a look at Shuster’s positions on rail and his leadership style. Here we delve into his record on active transportation and the always-thorny topic of funding. While you might […]

What Has President Obama Done to Improve American Transportation Policy?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 2, 2012 | 8 Comments

With the election just days away, it’s a good time to reflect on what the Obama administration has done with transportation policy – and what a Romney administration might have in store. Streetsblog does not endorse candidates. This is an overview of their respective records and a look back at what we know of these […]

Why Recovery Aid Is Getting to Roads Faster Than Transit

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

As we reported yesterday, MAP-21 went into effect just in time for Hurricane Sandy, allowing the Federal Transit Administration similar emergency grant-making authority as FHWA. But Adam Snider at Politico reminded us this morning that the change is easier said than done. While U.S. DOT released $13 million yesterday to New York and Rhode Island […]

At NACTO Conference, LaHood Delivers Straight Talk on MAP-21

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 25, 2012 | No Comments

After a rousing opening speech from NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took the stage at the “Designing Cities” conference of the National Association of City Transportation Officials yesterday. Streetsblog stringer Dani Simons was there and briefed us on the highlights. LaHood said: We’ve made amazing progress in cities in the past […]

Five Factors That Will Determine Whether TIFIA Benefits Transit

By Phineas Baxandall | Oct 16, 2012 | 5 Comments

Phineas Baxandall is a senior analyst at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Last week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood touted his department’s $545.9 million TIFIA loan to construct Los Angeles’ 8.5-mile light rail transit line along the Crenshaw corridor as “just one example of how DOT’s TIFIA credit assistance program extends the value of America’s transportation dollar.” But will […]

How MAP-21 Allocates Transpo Funds Where They’re Needed Least

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 3, 2012 | 11 Comments

Transportation reauthorizations have typically not been a time for major discussions about national policy goals. They’ve been a time for getting while the getting’s good, a time for deal-making and pork and a lot of back-room transactions to make sure every member of Congress could go home and talk about how much federal money they […]

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