Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Funding

Slowly and Stealthily, Trump’s DOT Starves Transit Expansion Projects of Federal Funds

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2018 | No Comments

The Trump administration has slowed the release of federal transit grants to such a crawl that expansion projects in the works for years are now in jeopardy.

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Transit Fares Surprisingly Well in House Spending Bill

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 22, 2018 | No Comments

With some hard-right House Republicans refusing to support the package, Democrats were able to secure a few spending priorities.

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TIGER Is Trump’s Program Now: Most Grants Go to Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 14, 2018 | No Comments

The full list of new TIGER grant awards looks a lot worse than the early announcements suggested.

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With Bipartisan Support, TIGER Continues to Fund Walking and Biking Projects

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2018 | No Comments

So far, the new batch of TIGER grant winners look like solid choices to improve conditions for walking and biking.

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America’s Stunted National Debate About Infrastructure

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 19, 2018 | No Comments

When the discussion about infrastructure is limited to the question of whether we're spending enough, we're not talking about the infrastructure issues that really matter.

President Trump's retaliation against New York City, Portland, and Seattle could threaten those city's public transportation and Covid-19 recovery.

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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is Just Another Con

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 12, 2018 | No Comments

The White House outline does nothing to reform a half-century of highway-centric federal policy that has left America choking on traffic.

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