Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Transportation Bill

Boxer Confirms: Some Bike/Ped Protections Remain in Final Bill [Updated]

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 27, 2012 | No Comments

Sen. Barbara Boxer just issued the statement below. It confirms that “half of the funds for bike paths and pedestrian walkways [will be allocated] directly to local entities,” as spelled out in the Cardin-Cochran amendment. Update: It appears that the “opt-out” provision for states only applies to the half that they control, after local governments have […]

Conference Committee Reaches Agreement [Updated X 2]

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 27, 2012 | No Comments

Updated 4:15 p.m.: Barbara Boxer has issued a statement showing the early rumors were off-target — some form of the Cardin-Cochran amendment preserving local government access to a portion of bike/ped funding is in the final bill. While this is something of a relief for everyone working to make their local streets safer for walking and […]

Transpo Bill Rumor: DeFazio Says Conference Committee “Gutted” Bike/Ped

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 27, 2012 | No Comments

Here’s the latest transpo bill news that has filtered through the tight little seams in the armor around the conference committee. First of all, the House voted last night on the two motions to instruct we mentioned last week: Rep. Diane Black’s criminally bad idea to cancel out important incentives for states to enact distracted […]

Top 10 Reasons Barbara Boxer Must Keep Her Word on Bike/Ped Programs

By Andy Clarke | Jun 22, 2012 | No Comments

Andy Clarke is the president of the League of American Bicyclists. This piece is cross-posted from the Bike League’s site. For the past 20 years, local elected officials have been given rare access to state transportation funds through a handful of programs administered by state Departments of Transportation as grant programs. These also happen to be […]

Boehner Masks GOP Attack on Safe Streets By Opposing Flowers

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 22, 2012 | No Comments

House Speaker John Boehner spoke to reporters yesterday morning. His message: “Republicans Relentlessly Focused on Jobs.” “House Republicans want to get a highway bill done,” he said. “We want a bill, and our colleagues are working toward producing a bill. We just want to make sure it’s a bill that includes real reforms, to ensure […]

Boxer and Mica Release Vague Reassurance of Progress

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 21, 2012 | No Comments

Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. John Mica just released this statement: The conferees have moved forward toward a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on a highway reauthorization bill. Both House and Senate conferees will continue to work with a goal of completing a package by next week. From what we’re hearing, whatever deal they’ve reached only applies […]

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