Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Funding

Federal Bike-Ped Funding Sets New High, With Much More Room to Grow

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2010 | 7 Comments

Graph: FHWA [PDF] Federal funding for pedestrian and bicycle projects reached a new high last year, according to a report released yesterday by the Federal Highway Administration. In terms of dollars, federal investment in walking and biking more than doubled compared to the previous high, set in 2007, thanks largely to an infusion of $400 […]

Federal Transit Aid Bill Could Prevent MTA Service Cuts

By Ben Fried | May 25, 2010 | No Comments

The $2 billion transit operating aid bill unveiled by Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd today could set the stage to stave off major MTA service cuts slated to take effect next month. Photo: cyclosity/Flickr If the bill becomes law and Congress appropriates the full $2 billion, about $275 million in operating aid would be distributed to […]

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Eight Senate Dems Offer $2B Plan for Emergency Transit Operating Aid

By Elana Schor | May 25, 2010 | No Comments

Transit agencies forced to raise fares or cut service to close budget gaps would be eligible for $2 billion in emergency operating funds under legislation unveiled today by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) and seven other Democratic senators, including two members of the party’s leadership. Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT), left, Charles Schumer (D-NY), […]

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Jesse Jackson Joins Transit Unions to Rally for More Federal Operating Aid

By Elana Schor | Apr 27, 2010 | No Comments

Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, joined Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for a similar transit workers rally in New York City earlier this month. (Photo: Noah Kazis) "CONGRE$$ PLEASE HELP." "THINK BEFORE YOU CUT." "HANDS OFF OUR BUS OPERATORS." The messages were stark on Capitol Hill today as hundreds of transit workers gathered to protest the wave […]

MTA Touts Carbon Avoidance in Bid for New Revenue Stream

By Noah Kazis | Apr 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

Graphic: MTA Without its transit system, the New York region would emit 17.4 million more metric tons of greenhouse gases each year, the MTA announced yesterday. By taking cars off the road, decreasing congestion so the remaining cars emit less, and promoting dense land use patterns, the MTA is making a major dent in the […]

Arizona to Other States: Take Our Transit Funding… Please

By Ben Fried | Apr 21, 2010 | 4 Comments

Streetsblog founder Aaron Naparstek passes along this tale of legislative dysfunction from sunny Phoenix, Arizona. The narrator is Arizona state legislator Steve Farley, a public artist and community activist who recently brought home a $63 million TIGER grant to fund a new streetcar in Tucson. It’s a good thing the feds provide funding opportunities outside […]

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