Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Funding

Infrastructure Deal ‘Worst Ratio for Transit Funding Since Nixon’

By Kea Wilson | Jul 30, 2021 | No Comments

Washington is one step closer to passing an infrastructure package that would provide historic funding for transit, and then immediately undercut it with historic funding for drivers.

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Americans Want Green School Buses, But Congress Sells Them Short

By Kea Wilson | Jul 26, 2021 | No Comments

Most Americans agree its past time to green the nation's fleet of yellow school buses, a new survey finds — but Congress keeps whittling down funding for this common sense, bipartisan priority.

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Details Lacking in Federal Infrastructure ‘Deal’ (But it Will Likely Favor Cars)

By Kea Wilson | Jun 25, 2021 | No Comments

Washington celebrates a bipartisan infrastructure agreement, but advocates are still wondering what, exactly, the bill will actually build.

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OPINION: Raise the Gas Tax? Yes, but Fix Transportation Spending First

By John Stout | Jun 1, 2021 | No Comments

We can’t keep pumping new money into a broken system and expect a different result.

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FROM DC: The GOP’s Smaller Infrastructure Bill Goes All-In On Cars

By Kea Wilson | Apr 22, 2021 | No Comments

Senate Republicans celebrated Earth Day by releasing a counter-offer to President Biden’s infrastructure plan that would only deepen America’s dependence on gas-powered cars.

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Programs that Pay Residents to Give Up Cars Gain Support Worldwide

By Kea Wilson | Apr 18, 2021 | No Comments

France may soon pay its residents to trade their private cars for e-bikes, vehicle-share services, and even transit passes — and the move is re-igniting the conversation about unconventional ways our governments can subsidize the greenest modes of transportation.

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