Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Federal Stimulus

Coming Soon to Popular Transport Stimulus Programs: Local Funding

By Elana Schor | Apr 7, 2010 | 6 Comments

Two of the most popular transportation programs in the Obama administration’s stimulus law, the $1.5 billion in competitive grants known as TIGER and the $8 billion high-speed rail initiative, had an added feature that made them even more attractive to cities and states: the federal funding awards would not require a local match. Amtrak’s Empire […]

New Stimulus Data: Road Funds 77% Under Contract, Transit at 74%

By Elana Schor | Mar 26, 2010 | 2 Comments

As of the end of February, nearly $5.4 billion of transit stimulus money, or 74 percent, was under contract for projects in the 50 states and D.C., according to a Streetsblog Capitol Hill analysis of data released today by the House transportation committee. (Photo: DMI Blog) The success rate of transit stimulus spending was slightly […]

LaHood Reaches Out to Transit Industry, Lamenting ‘Lousy Economy’

By Elana Schor | Mar 15, 2010 | 1 Comment

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sought to commiserate with the cash-strapped transit industry today, declaring the Obama administration an ally of local rail and bus agencies even as the "lousy economy" clouds prospects for passage of a new long-term federal transportation bill. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (Photo: Getty Images) In an address to the American Public […]

Bike-Ped Access to Cleveland’s New Bridge Picking Up Political Support

By Elana Schor | Mar 12, 2010 | No Comments

The push to add a bike-ped lane to Cleveland’s planned new Cuyahoga River bridge, a replacement for the crumbling Innerbelt span, is picking up new political support this week after a local advocacy campaign. The existing Innerbelt Bridge is in line for a $450 million replacement. (Photo: Cleveland.com) The Plain Dealer newspaper reported earlier this […]

U.S. DOT Cagey on Funding New Transport Bill as Senators Seek Solutions

By Elana Schor | Mar 11, 2010 | 3 Comments

Senators began searching today for new strategies to connect local planners with an ever-dwindling pot of federal infrastructure dollars, even as a senior U.S. DOT aide declined to say whether the White House’s upcoming principles for the next long-term transportation bill would include funding specifics. Antonio Villaraigosa is seeking a bridge loan from Washington to […]

House Set to Pass Jobs Bill With Changes, Prompting Another Senate Vote

By Elana Schor | Mar 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

The House has just begun voting on the Senate jobs bill, which includes a $20 billion reprieve for the nation’s highway trust fund and an highway expansion of Build America Bonds — but though the legislation is expected to pass, it won’t be headed to the president’s desk yet. Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR) (Photo: UPI) […]

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