Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Funding

Five Factors That Will Determine Whether TIFIA Benefits Transit

By Phineas Baxandall | Oct 16, 2012 | No Comments

Phineas Baxandall is a senior analyst at the U.S. Public Interest Research Group. Last week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood touted his department’s $545.9 million TIFIA loan to construct Los Angeles’ 8.5-mile light rail transit line along the Crenshaw corridor as “just one example of how DOT’s TIFIA credit assistance program extends the value of America’s transportation dollar.” But will […]

Federal Housing Administration Clears Way for More Walkable Development

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 15, 2012 | No Comments

Over the last five years America has seen an historic housing downturn, but the prevailing trend hasn’t sapped demand for walkable, urban development, especially in many larger metros. Until recently, however, Federal Housing Administration regulations made it difficult for developers to provide the kind of housing consumers are demanding. Now, thanks in large part to the […]

How MAP-21 Allocates Transpo Funds Where They’re Needed Least

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 3, 2012 | No Comments

Transportation reauthorizations have typically not been a time for major discussions about national policy goals. They’ve been a time for getting while the getting’s good, a time for deal-making and pork and a lot of back-room transactions to make sure every member of Congress could go home and talk about how much federal money they […]

Will Cuomo Spend Bike-Ped Funds on Bike-Ped Projects?

By Brad Aaron | Oct 1, 2012 | 2 Comments

With MAP-21 taking effect today, city and state transportation advocates are calling on Governor Cuomo and the New York State Department of Transportation to devote all of its federal bike-ped funds to walking and cycling infrastructure. The coalition of just over 100 groups is also asking that the state make available millions of dollars, allocated as part […]

Reminder: Amtrak Subsidies Pale in Comparison to Highway Subsidies

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 21, 2012 | No Comments

Mica went after subsidies in this one, and he clearly thinks this is a winning issue. After all, Amtrak has gotten nearly $1 billion a year in federal funds over its 41-year existence. The per-ticket subsidy over the past five years has averaged nearly $51. Mica compared that to other forms of transportation: Using 2008 […]

What Would Happen If Washington Cuts Transpo Funding 35 Percent?

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 14, 2012 | No Comments

The Republicans have retreated from their insistence on cutting transportation spending by 35 percent to match Highway Trust Fund revenues — for now. But the problem is far from solved. As a reminder of the dangers such a policy presents, the Bipartisan Policy Center and the Eno Center for Transportation put out a new report […]

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