Recent Streetsblog USA posts about John Mica

Republican Response to USDOT’s High-Speed Rail Grantees

By Tanya Snyder | May 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

In my last story about the allocation of high-speed rail funds, I said House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (R-FL) must be pleased to finally see the Northeast Corridor get its due. In a statement hot off the GOP’s presses, Mica didn’t sound exactly pleased. Once again, the Administration has scattered funding to numerous slower-speed […]

Mica Wants to Abandon Federal Commitment to Bike-Ped Funding

By Tanya Snyder | May 6, 2011 | 4 Comments

A few final notes before we all head home for the weekend… Jonathan Maus at BikePortland just brought our attention to a recent comment we wish House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica (R-FL) hadn’t made. As the Orlando Sentinel reported yesterday, Rep. Mica is making noises about “siphoning away” money for bike paths. The Sentinel says […]

A Two-Year Transportation Bill? Some Say It’s a Better Deal

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 19, 2011 | 3 Comments

Last week, we reported that Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) had mused aloud at a committee hearing that perhaps a two-year transportation reauthorization was a better option in the current political and economic environment than a six-year bill. “We don’t have a lot of money here,” he said. And at the current rate, under a six-year […]

Strange Bedfellows Unite for Infrastructure Investment, Financing Tools

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 31, 2011 | 7 Comments

The “Tom and Rich Show” continued on Capitol Hill yesterday. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue and AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka joined up for yet another event to show that business and labor, which don’t agree on anything, agree on a major infusion of federal investment for infrastructure. They weren’t the only strange bedfellows there. […]

WSJ: Mica Says Transit Funding Will Stay “About the Same”

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 22, 2011 | No Comments

Update 3:35 p.m.: Transportation Committee staff says Mica has confirmed what he meant: “He was referring to the share. Keep in mind that we have no numbers or details for a bill yet — the hearing process is not yet finished and we have not drafted a bill. He was simply speculating at this point.” […]

“Grab a Hold of Your Shorts”: Mica and LaHood Talk Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 15, 2011 | 6 Comments

This morning, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica told transit professionals gathered at the American Public Transportation Association’s legislative conference that he’s still hoping to pass a bill out of the House by May in order to get it signed before September 30, when the current extension of SAFETEA-LU expires. “It’ll be very difficult after that,” he said. […]

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