Recent Streetsblog USA posts about TIGER

US DOT Awards 72 TIGER Grants, But the Program Remains in Jeopardy

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 12, 2014 | 1 Comment

This afternoon, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will announce the latest round of TIGER grants awarding $600 million among 72 transportation projects in 46 states and the District of Columbia. You can see all TIGER grants to date or just the latest round — TIGER VI — in this map from Transportation for America. Here are […]

Senate Delays Bill as Metro Businesses Plead For Transportation Investment

By Payton Chung | May 8, 2014 | No Comments

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee once again delayed the release of its six-year reauthorization bill, a follow-up to the MAP-21 bill that expires September 30. Committee Chair Barbara Boxer had initially promised to unveil the legislative text early this week, then today, and now is promising to release the bill next Monday, with a […]

GOP Appropriations Bill Would Turn TIGER Into a Roads Program

By Tanya Snyder | May 7, 2014 | 16 Comments

As the president’s transportation proposal fades from the news cycle and we eagerly await the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s six-year reauthorization bill, here comes the House Republicans’ proposed budget for transportation and housing for next year. Note: What the House GOP released yesterday wasn’t an authorization bill but an appropriations bill for 2015. […]

You Know Bicycling Is Good for Your City. Now Prove It to the Skeptics.

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 24, 2014 | 7 Comments

Quick quiz: Are you a left-brained cycling advocate or a right-brained cycling advocate? Here’s how to find out: If someone asks why you ride, do you talk about the wind in your hair and the sense of satisfaction achieved by pedaling up a hill? If so, you’re doing it wrong. If you want to sell […]

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 […]

Obama to Propose Four-Year Transpo Bill Funded By “Business Tax Reform”

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 26, 2014 | 17 Comments

President Obama will unveil a proposal for a $302 billion, four-year transportation bill during a speech today in Minnesota, according to an announcement from the White House. A fact sheet from the administration indicates the proposal would increase dedicated funding for transit more than funding for highways. The proposal would represent a 38 percent spending […]

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