Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about U.S. DOT

Biking and Walking Score Big in TIGER III

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 20, 2011 | No Comments

In the third round of TIGER funding, the Obama administration has continued to demonstrate a strong commitment to bike and pedestrian projects. Of the 46 projects chosen for funding, 22 incorporate some aspect of bike and pedestrian accessibility, and nine of them make cyclists or pedestrians the primary beneficiary, said Kartik Sribarra of the Rails-to-Trails […]

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Nearly Half of TIGER Award Money Goes to Roads, 29 Percent For Transit

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 15, 2011 | No Comments

If you live in Stamford, Connecticut and your walk to the train station gets safer next year, you can thank USDOT’s TIGER grant program. Or when your hometown of American Falls, Idaho suddenly gets complete streets downtown, accommodating people on foot, on bikes, on buses, in cars, and in wheelchairs, encouraging local shopping. Or when […]

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TIGER III News Begins to Leak — Chicago Bike-Share Among the Winners

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 14, 2011 | No Comments

U.S. DOT is officially announcing the winners of the third round of TIGER grants tomorrow, but they give the news to members of Congress first so those members can brag about all the bacon they bring home. See below for a list of the grants we know about so far. Chicago’s Blue Line and bike-share […]

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2010 Traffic Fatalities Could Fill 70 Jumbo Jets. And This Is Good News?

By Ben Goldman | Dec 9, 2011 | No Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced yesterday that 32,885 people lost their lives on our nation’s roads in 2010. While a staggering toll, this represents the lowest total number of traffic fatalities since 1949. “We’re making historic progress when it comes to improving safety on our nation’s roadways,” said LaHood in a statement, also pointing out […]

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Ray LaHood Gives Go-Ahead to Portland’s Sprawl-Inducing Mega-Bridge

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 9, 2011 | No Comments

You don’t need to look too hard to find signs that the ground is shifting when it comes to highway construction. Around the country, state DOTs are running out of money. Headlines ask “Are Freeways Doomed?” Overall vehicle miles traveled are down in the Pacific Northwest. But many state and regional transportation agencies continue to […]

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OMB: Senate Seeking Too Much Highway Money to Fund Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 7, 2011 | No Comments

Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) and his Finance Committee have been looking high and low for a $12 billion patch to fund the transportation reauthorization bill that passed the Senate EPW Committee a few weeks ago. According to Politico’s transportation reporters, the top Republican on the Finance Committee, Sen. Orrin Hatch, has already rejected several of […]

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