Recent Streetsblog USA posts about John Mica

GOP ‘Streamlining’ Plan Threatens to Clear a Path for Highways and Pollution

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 20, 2011 | 8 Comments

The summary of the House Transportation Committee’s reauthorization bill – no legislative text has been released yet – includes several provisions for “streamlining” project delivery. While on its face, a little streamlining could help reduce excessive delays and bring costs in line, environmentalists are concerned that underlying the “streamlining” provision is a desire to gut […]

Rail-Wary FL Gov. Scott Threw Caution to the Wind in Supporting SunRail

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 15, 2011 | 4 Comments

On Monday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will travel to Orlando for the ground-breaking of the SunRail commuter rail project in central Florida. We reported with some pleasure two weeks ago that Gov. Rick Scott had approved the project. But what we didn’t mention was that there’s significant opposition to the project, and it’s not all […]

Mica: Why Are the Democrats Picking On Me?

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

We were sad to see that Rep. Mica was sad to see that the Democrats were sad to see that the House transportation proposal is an unmitigated disaster for transportation policy. As Alice reported last week, Democrats on the committee called the GOP plan a “road to ruin” and “a cruel imitation of a proposal.” […]

Mica: “The Focus of the Bill Is on the National Highway System”

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 8, 2011 | 6 Comments

First, to recap: The transportation reauthorization proposal that House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica unveiled yesterday (sans legislative text) calls for $230 billion over six years, cutting 33 percent out of current spending levels. The plan maintains the current 80/20 split between highways and transit funding, supports state infrastructure banks in lieu of a national […]

Mica’s Transportation Proposal: Responses Flood In

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

The GOP transportation proposal is now online. Here are some early reactions. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), chair of the Senate Banking subcommittee with jurisdiction over public transportation: “It used to be that Republicans understood that transportation investment was necessary to spur economic growth and create jobs. Now, I guess they think if we give the […]

Mica Transpo Bill Shrinks Spending 33%, Eliminates Bike-Ped Guarantee

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 7, 2011 | 10 Comments

House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica’s proposed transportation reauthorization bill includes $230 billion over six years, a reduction of 33 percent compared to spending levels in the last multi-year bill. The proposal, which he unveiled at a standing-room-only press event in the committee hearing room today, eliminates any federal guarantee (he calls it a “set-aside”) for […]

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