Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Transportation Bill

The Week Ahead: Congress Fights About Budget Cuts and Talks Transpo

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 25, 2011 | No Comments

I hope members of Congress had a nice, relaxing recess this week, because it’s about to get crazy on Capitol Hill. The Budget Congress isn’t any closer to consensus on the FY2011 budget than when they adjourned March 18 with a three-week budget extension to avoid a government shutdown while they duke it out over […]

WSJ: Mica Says Transit Funding Will Stay “About the Same”

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 22, 2011 | No Comments

Update: Transportation Committee staff says Mica has confirmed what he meant: “He was referring to the share. Keep in mind that we have no numbers or details for a bill yet — the hearing process is not yet finished and we have not drafted a bill. He was simply speculating at this point.” Using the […]

House Transportation Committee Rejects Obama’s 2012 Budget Request

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 22, 2011 | No Comments

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is having its say about the president’s ambitious – and unpaid-for – budget request for transportation. “The [president’s] proposal assumes a ‘placeholder revenue increase’ of $435 billion over a 10-year period but does not identify how to pay for the revenue increase,” says the committee’s “Views and Estimates” document, […]

Rep. LaTourette Tells Transit Advocates to Ask Congress for What They Need

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 16, 2011 | No Comments

Transit officials spent the day on Capitol Hill yesterday, meeting with Congressional offices as part of the American Public Transportation Association’s legislative conference. Transportation Committee Chair John Mica suggested they ask members for a six-year bill. Secretary Ray LaHood urged them to ask for support for President Obama’s “big, bold vision” for transportation. Rep. Steve […]

“Grab a Hold of Your Shorts”: Mica and LaHood Talk Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 15, 2011 | No Comments

This morning, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica told transit professionals gathered at the American Public Transportation Association’s legislative conference that he’s still hoping to pass a bill out of the House by May in order to get it signed before September 30, when the current extension of SAFETEA-LU expires. “It’ll be very difficult after […]

Cyclists Descend on Capitol Hill, Ask Lawmakers to Preserve Bike Funding

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 11, 2011 | No Comments

Every year, the cyclists that gather in Washington for the National Bike Summit meet with hundreds of Congressional offices to ask for expanded bike funding. This year, they’re just asking lawmakers not to cut it. With an anti-spending mood prevailing inside the Beltway, bicycling advocates are trying to be realistic. “We haven’t forgotten that there’s […]

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