Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Transportation Bill

Bike League: “Eligibility” for Bike-Ped Isn’t the Same As “Dedicated Funding”

By Ben Fried | Jul 27, 2011 | No Comments

At this point, we’re not expecting any movement on a transportation bill, in either house, before the August recess. (After that, get ready for a panicked frenzy of activity ahead of the September 30 deadline.) From what we hear from Sen. Barbara Boxer’s staff, the EPW bill includes dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects. […]

Boxer Confirms Bike-Ped Funding; “Gang of Six” Loves Infrastructure Spending

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 21, 2011 | No Comments

At today’s hearing, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee celebrated the bipartisan consensus it has reached on a new transportation reauthorization – but details of that consensus are still not public. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) did confirm that dedicated federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs remains in the bill. Addressing LA Mayor Antonio […]

Meet the Obscure Unelected Agencies Strangling Many U.S. Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 21, 2011 | No Comments

Do you know the name of your local Metropolitan Planning Organization or Council of Government? Most Americans don’t. In fact, most people probably have no idea these agencies even exist, let alone what they do. Yet they are surprisingly powerful and play a substantial role in shaping the places where we live and work. Led […]

Senate Staff Says Transpo Bill Maintains Dedicated Funding For Bike/Ped

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 20, 2011 | No Comments

We reported yesterday that the outline of the Senate bill appeared not to preserve dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian programs. It has come to our attention that the complete draft of the bill will include a hard commitment to bike-ped programs. Senate staff tells us that Sen. Barbara Boxer worked hard and was able to maintain her […]

No Commitment to Bike-Ped Funding in Senate Transpo Bill Outline

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 19, 2011 | No Comments

The Senate EPW Committee just posted a transportation bill outline on their website, and despite previous assurances by committee chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA), there appears to be no dedicated funding for bicycling and pedestrian programs in the bill. The outline focuses on the consolidation of programs and streamlining project delivery, much like the House bill. […]

Mica: Why Are the Democrats Picking On Me?

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 12, 2011 | No Comments

We were sad to see that Rep. Mica was sad to see that the Democrats were sad to see that the House transportation proposal is an unmitigated disaster for transportation policy. As Alice reported last week, Democrats on the committee called the GOP plan a “road to ruin” and “a cruel imitation of a proposal.” […]

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