Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Funding

Think of Trump’s Budget as an Attack on Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 17, 2017 | No Comments

Yesterday Donald Trump released a budget outline that calls for severe cuts to transit. The budget threatens dozens of transit projects cities have been planning for years and which, in many cases, voters have approved by large margins. Meanwhile, no such cuts are planned for federal highway funding.

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Trump’s Budget Takes an Axe to Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 16, 2017 | No Comments

The Trump administration has released its budget blueprint, and it's a bloodbath for everything that's not defense spending. In keeping with the budget's general hostility to cities, transit would be hit especially hard.

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If You Want to Know Trump’s Infrastructure Priorities, Focus on His Budget

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 15, 2017 | No Comments

Donald Trump's big infrastructure plan is still more of a rumor than an actual plan. But we don't have to wait for major new legislation to get a clear sense of what the White House thinks is important.

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It’s Not Just Trump: House GOP Members Ramp Up Road-Building Campaign

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 9, 2017 | No Comments

Bill Shuster, the leader of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is making a push for an infrastructure spending spree, even though the current federal transportation funding law doesn't expire for several years. Advocates will have to guard against a new road-building binge.

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Trump’s Bid to Insert Immigration Status Into Census Is an Attack on Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 3, 2017 | No Comments

Adding a question about immigration status to the Census would lead to undercounting and affect everyone who lives in urban areas, decreasing their access to federal resources.

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Senate Dems Put Out Their Own Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Plan

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 24, 2017 | No Comments

Senate Democrats have an infrastructure "blueprint" of their own, one that's weighted toward transit. The trouble is that Democrats have little power to set terms, and getting drawn into negotiations over an unnecessary infrastructure bill may not play out to their advantage.

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