Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about U.S. Senate

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 Transportation Bill Would Devastate New York Transit

By Noah Kazis | Jul 8, 2011 | 5 Comments

Rep. John Mica’s proposed transportation bill would take a machete to federal transportation spending, cutting overall transportation funding by a third and entirely eliminating dedicated funds for pedestrian and bike infrastructure. In New York, the effects would be especially dire. Statewide, the total cuts would inch up to 37 percent, according to calculations by the […]

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Expect Two (Radically Different) Transpo Bill Proposals Soon

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 24, 2011 | No Comments

The Environment and Public Works Committee is getting ready to introduce their transportation reauthorization bill, according to reports by the Journal of Commerce. The committee has, shrewdly, worked closely with Finance Committee Chair (and EPW leader) Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) on a way to pay for the bill, in order to avoid a situation like […]

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25 Senators Demand Robust Transit Funding

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 23, 2011 | No Comments

In a letter to Finance Committee leaders [PDF], 25 senators today urged adequate funding for mass transit in the next transportation authorization bill. The letter notes that public transportation systems find themselves in a budgetary crisis just as more and more people, driven by $4/gallon gas, are seeking out transportation options. During the worst economic […]

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Fix-It-First Bill Introduced in Senate

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 15, 2011 | No Comments

Highway maintenance has been getting short shrift in state budgets, according to a recent report from Smart Growth America. But a bill introduced in the Senate today seeks to address the imbalance between road construction and maintenance. Maryland Senator Ben Cardin’s Preservation and Renewal of Federal-Aid Highways Act would require states to develop targets for […]

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Complete Streets Bill Introduced in Senate

By Tanya Snyder | May 27, 2011 | No Comments

Earlier this week, 12 senators, led by Tom Harkin (D-IA), introduced the Complete Streets Act of 2011 (S.1056), a companion to the House bill we reported on a few weeks back. The purpose of the bills is to push states and metropolitan planning organizations to fully consider incorporating pedestrian and bicycle safety measures when roads […]

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