Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about David Burwell

Want a Green Recovery? Stimulate Green Transportation

By Ben Fried | | 4 Comments
Rather not waste billions on stuff like this? Call your rep. Photo: dherrera_96/Flickr. The massive federal stimulus package — expected to direct hundreds of billions to infrastructure projects over the next two years — enters a critical phase this weekend as congressional leaders and the Obama team hammer out the bulk of the bill. For […]

Why Stimulus Money Should Go to Cities, Not States

By Ben Fried | | 17 Comments
I spoke earlier today to David Burwell, a co-founder of the Surface Transportation Policy Project who is currently a strategic consultant with the Transportation for America campaign, about how the stimulus package is shaping up for transportation projects, why it might go wrong, and what can be done to set it on the right track. […]

What Is “Mode-Neutral” Funding?

By Ben Fried | | 16 Comments
Different modes could be funded from the same pot, with allocations based on performance measures. The beginning of 2008 has seen a flurry of debate — at least in wonkish circles — over federal transportation spending. In January, the bi-partisan Surface Transportation Commission released a report two years in the making, "Transportation for Tomorrow," which […]

Bush Admin Wants to Rob Transit to Pay for Highways

By Ben Fried | | 15 Comments
Construction projects like these additions to San Antonio’s I-410 may stop short without an infusion of cash. On Wednesday, Mobilizing the Region called attention to the Bush Administration’s proposed 2009 transportation budget. While New York City stands to get welcome earmarks for projects like the Second Avenue Subway, the big picture is more sobering. The […]