Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transportation Funding

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell didn't *mean* to give a thumbs-up to a Democratic infrastructure bill...but he might have inadvertently helped it out. Source: Gage Skidmore via Flickr

'Green New Deal Highway Bill' Passes But is DOA in Senate

By Kea Wilson | Jul 2, 2020 | No Comments

Mitch McConnell just accidentally created a lot of new fans for a Democratic infrastructure bill. The Senate majority leader reacted to the news that the House had passed a massive new infrastructure act by calling it “a thousand-page cousin of the Green New Deal, masquerading as a highway bill” — providing an inadvertently helpful reframing […]

The Streetsblog Guide to the INVEST Act

By Kea Wilson | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

The House reportedly likely to vote on a major infrastructure bill soon — and if it passes, it will have big consequences for the future of sustainable transportation in the U.S. The Moving Forward Act is a massive, $1.5-trillion bill that will have sweeping implications for housing, climate change, water, and land use in addition […]

Op Ed: Why Baltimore Needs Its Own RTA

By Jaime D. Sigarán | Jul 1, 2020 | No Comments

A new ballot question initiative in Maryland aims to give Baltimore voters a say in the creation of a city-specific transit agency — which could be a crucial tool in the fight for transportation equity in Charm City, advocates argue. For nearly half a century, Baltimore has been one of the largest cities in America lacking […]

Federal ‘HEROES Act’ is Super … For Drivers

By Kea Wilson | May 18, 2020 | No Comments

Billions and billions for more new roads. And, sure, some money for transit ... but not nearly enough. Call your congressperson!

Cincinnati Voters Approve More Transit

By Kea Wilson | May 15, 2020 | No Comments

"By saying yes to our transportation system, Cincinnati [is] poised for growth and improved access to jobs, education, health care and all that our region has to offer," says one city booster.

Federal Corona Bill Seems Generous To Transit. It’s Not.

By Kea Wilson | Apr 8, 2020 | No Comments

New crisis, same old mistakes. The Federal Transit Administration’s $25-billion COVID-19 public transit grant package contains much-needed lifelines for struggling transit agencies across the country — but the amount received by each agency did not take into account the new reality of the virus, but were allocated using the same formulas from normal years. As a […]

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