Recent Streetsblog USA posts about TIGER

Will Georgia’s Next Governor ‘Unclog Atlanta’?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 2, 2010 | 2 Comments

This is the final installment of our series on high-stakes governor’s races. We hope you’ll be watching along with us tonight as the results come in for the races we’ve followed in Florida, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Texas, Maryland, Colorado, and Tennessee. Now, we turn to Georgia. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Georgians two weeks ago, “If […]

T4America Maps TIGER Grantees: Find One Near You!

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 28, 2010 | 6 Comments

Thanks to Transportation for America for putting together this handy-dandy map of TIGER recipients. It shows the geographical reach of the program, as well as the broad range of projects benefitting from the grants. Note that this map does not show planning grants. T4America says: In two batches in February and October 2010, USDOT gave […]

If You Come, They Will Build It: Notes on Livability From Rail~volution

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 21, 2010 | No Comments

Those looking for hope in this era of transit service cuts took heart from the words of William Millar, President of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), at Rail~volution yesterday. In his keynote speech, Millar reasons to hope for a better future — despite the fact that 84 percent of APTA members were cutting service, raising fares, […]

U.S. DOT Unveils Full List of TIGER II Winners

By Noah Kazis | Oct 20, 2010 | No Comments

The complete list of TIGER II grants has been released by U.S. DOT today, after members of Congress revealed many winners last week. In keeping with the department’s livability goals, the list is filled with transit projects (especially streetcar lines), efforts to bolster the country’s non-trucking freight network, and fix-it-first projects aimed at deteriorating roads […]

TIGER’s Biggest Bite: Atlanta Streetcar Proposal Gets $47 Million

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

More news keeps rolling in about TIGER II grantees… Atlanta scored about eight percent of the TIGER II total for its streetcar project. Rep. John Lewis got confirmation of the award this morning. Atlanta had applied for $56 million for the $70 million project. Some observers had hoped the city would apply for its “beltline” project […]

TIGER II Leaks Begin: New Haven’s Highway-to-Boulevard Project a Winner

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 15, 2010 | 6 Comments

We reported earlier today that Ray LaHood is keeping mum about the TIGER II grant winners until the middle of next week, but the info is beginning to drip — and it’s members of Congress doing the leaking. Word is out that New Haven, Connecticut has landed a $16 million TIGER II grant to convert part […]

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