Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Federal Funding

Mica Wants to Abandon Federal Commitment to Bike-Ped Funding

By Tanya Snyder | May 6, 2011 | 4 Comments

A few final notes before we all head home for the weekend… Jonathan Maus at BikePortland just brought our attention to a recent comment we wish House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (R-FL) hadn’t made. As the Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday, Rep. Mica is making noises about “siphoning away” money for bike paths. The Sentinel says […]

Mayors Rebel Against State-Controlled Highway Expansion, Fight For Transit

By Tanya Snyder | May 3, 2011 | 6 Comments

If your roads are congested, your bus lines are getting cut, and money is flowing to brand-new roads to nowhere, don’t blame your mayor. Chances are, he or she is as mad about it as you are. Mayors are speaking out against ineffective transportation funding mechanisms that direct scarce resources to sprawling highways and away […]

Obama Recalls Minneapolis Bridge Collapse, Media Blunders the Story

By Marybeth Miceli | Apr 21, 2011 | No Comments

(Marybeth Miceli is the President of Miceli Infrastructure Consulting, LLC. She is a bridge testing and assessment specialist and materials scientist with a background in Nondestructive Testing/Evaluation. She has just completed a 3-year term on the Board of Directors for the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), who named her “Young NDT Professional of the […]

What the Feds Giveth, the States Taketh Away — From Bike/Ped Programs

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 20, 2011 | 2 Comments

It’s rescission time again, folks. That Washington lingo for “gimme gimme.” We had a name for people who “rescinded” gifts back in elementary school but it’s ethnically insensitive so I won’t say it. Suffice it to say, if little kids call you a name for doing something, it’s probably not a super popular thing to […]

States Begin to Consider the Benefits of a Two-Year Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 20, 2011 | 2 Comments

As we reported yesterday, the buzz around a two year transportation bill seems to be growing, and there are sound reasons to set our sights on a shorter-term bill, despite the obvious pitfalls. Pro: Preserve higher yearly funding levels Start fresh on a longer-term bill in 2013 under a new administration or Obama’s second term, either […]

$100 Million for HUD Sustainability Program Survives in This Year’s Budget

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 18, 2011 | 2 Comments

With multiple versions of two years’ worth of federal budgets flying around, some details are still emerging about what’s in and what’s out. At the end of last week we heard that the FY2011 budget, which has been sent to the president for his signature, includes $100 million for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. According […]

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