Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Funding

Bids for Federal Streetcar Aid Top Available Money by Nearly Tenfold

By Elana Schor | Mar 23, 2010 | No Comments

After announcing $130 million in new streetcar grants in December, the Obama administration received more than $1.1 billion in applications, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) chief Peter Rogoff told lawmakers today — offering more evidence of the growing local enthusiasm for competitive transportation funding that began with the stimulus law’s TIGER grant program. New Orleans, above, […]

Transit Operating Aid Bill Doesn’t Fly With Major D.C. Transit Group

By Elana Schor | Mar 23, 2010 | No Comments

A burgeoning congressional push to let urban transit agencies tap federal funds for operating their systems is not sitting well with the transit industry’s largest D.C. lobbying group, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). A rail car from New York City’s transit authority, one of APTA’s biggest members. (Photo: TreeHugger) Paul Dean, APTA’s government relations […]

Transport Fix to Jobs Bill Would Take $192M From CA, Send $76M to TX

By Elana Schor | Mar 19, 2010 | No Comments

House transport panel chairman Jim Oberstar’s (D-MN) state would lose an estimated $9.5 million under the fix. (Photo: Jonathan Maus) Fixing a disputed provision in the jobs bill that President Obama signed into law yesterday — as Senate Democratic leaders promised House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) following complaints by several members of his […]

LaHood Reaches Out to Transit Industry, Lamenting ‘Lousy Economy’

By Elana Schor | Mar 15, 2010 | No Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sought to commiserate with the cash-strapped transit industry today, declaring the Obama administration an ally of local rail and bus agencies even as the "lousy economy" clouds prospects for passage of a new long-term federal transportation bill. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (Photo: Getty Images) In an address to the American Public […]

In Surprise Appearance, Ray LaHood Caps Off National Bike Summit

By Bryan Goebel | Mar 12, 2010 | No Comments

Photo: Jeffrey Martin, courtesy of the League of American Bicyclists. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made a surprise visit to the closing reception of the National Bike Summit last night, speaking to a record crowd of bicycle advocates and industry representatives, many of whom spent the day swarming the halls of the Capitol as part of […]

Is 2010 the Year for Federal Bike Aid? The Answer: A Big ‘Maybe’

By Elana Schor | Mar 12, 2010 | No Comments

This week’s National Bike Summit culminated in an ambitious new campaign to recruit a million bike advocates and the unveiling of a new Google Maps bike feature. But in a Wednesday session dedicated to the outlook for federal bike investments, cycling advocates hesitated to declare that they could secure new commitments from Washington. Rep. Earl […]

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