Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Transportation Bill

House to Vote on Firming Up the Conference Deadline

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 20, 2012 | No Comments

The House is about to vote on a motion to instruct, sponsored by Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN). It’s a non-binding command to the House members of the conference committee to finish their work by June 22 — this Friday. Walz’s motion rejects the current talk of an extension in case the conference can’t come to an […]

House Attack on Safe Streets Makes Transpo Bill Ever More Elusive

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 12, 2012 | No Comments

We reported last week that the House had proposed allowing states to “opt out” of funding bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements in its counter-offer to the Senate during transportation bill negotiations. The House GOP essentially wants to reject the Cardin-Cochran amendment, which gave local governments control over half the “Additional Activities” funding set aside for […]

House GOP Threatens to Wipe Out Local Control Over Bike/Ped Funding

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 8, 2012 | No Comments

The House GOP couldn’t pass a transportation bill of their own, so now they want to undo one of the major bi-partisan achievements in the Senate transportation bill. As part of its counter-offer to the Senate in conference committee negotiations over the transportation bill, the House appears to be proposing the elimination of the Cardin-Cochran […]

House GOP Wastes Time With Bogus Gas Tax Debate

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 7, 2012 | No Comments

If you’ve been following the ongoing transportation bill saga, then you know there’s a fair amount of gamesmanship going on in Congress right now — lots of political posturing, little progress on substantive policy. Here’s a great new example of what the House GOP has been up to instead of passing a transportation bill: Representative […]

FRA Chief: America Is Driving Less and Congress Needs to Catch Up

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 4, 2012 | No Comments

Speaking to reporters earlier today, Federal Railroad Administration chief Joe Szabo said that people are driving less and using transit more — and that those changes are permanent. “America’s travel habits are undergoing rapid change,” he said. It’s a fact, he said (“not opinion — statistically proven”), calling on Congress to show that it understands […]

Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Support Local Control of Bike-Ped Funds

By Ben Goldman | May 31, 2012 | No Comments

A coalition of 70 organizations, including the US Conference of Mayors, American Heart Association, and the National PTA, have signed on to a letter from AmericaBikes urging Congress to preserve the Cardin-Cochran amendment — a provision in the Senate transportation bill that allows local agencies to directly access funds street safety projects. The letter is addressed to […]

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