Recent Streetsblog USA posts about David Burwell

FTA Opens the Door For More Transit Expansions to Receive Federal Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 7, 2013 | 4 Comments

One of the most important federal transit programs has undergone a makeover, and transit advocates are cheering the results. The Federal Transit Administration late last month released new evaluation criteria for transit projects vying for funds from the New Starts and Small Starts programs. These two programs dispensed a total of $2 billion last year, providing […]

What Is “Mode-Neutral” Funding?

By Ben Fried | Feb 13, 2008 | 16 Comments

Different modes could be funded from the same pot, with allocations based on performance measures. The beginning of 2008 has seen a flurry of debate — at least in wonkish circles — over federal transportation spending. In January, the bi-partisan Surface Transportation Commission released a report two years in the making, "Transportation for Tomorrow," which […]