Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Transportation Bill

House GOP Tries to Horse-Trade Senate Bill For Keystone Pipeline

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 13, 2012 | No Comments

In another desperate attempt to push forward their fossil fuel agenda, House Republicans have indicated that even though they’ve been incapable of passing a transportation bill, they’re willing to go to conference committee and pass the Senate bill. All the Senate Democrats have to do in return is approve the Keystone XL pipeline. Our sources […]

Elmhurst Reps Want LIRR Station Reopened and New Revenues to Pay For It

By Noah Kazis | Apr 12, 2012 | 4 Comments

Elmhurst’s elected officials voiced support for transit investment at a town hall hosted by Congressman Joe Crowley and Council Member Daniel Dromm last night. A group of politicians including the two hosts, State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, and Assembly Members Grace Meng and Francisco Moya called for reopening Elmhurst’s Long Island Railroad Station, shuttered in […]

Federal Transpo Policy Entering New Era, Say NYC Officials. Now What?

By Noah Kazis | Apr 5, 2012 | 7 Comments

It’s a new era for federal transportation policy, say the top New York City Department of Transportation officials tracking action on Capitol Hill. We just don’t know what kind of era it’s going to be. “If this was 1996 or 1985 it would be pretty clear where we would go with federal transportation policy, with […]

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Pressure Mounts on House to Take Up Senate Bill. Does the House Care?

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 28, 2012 | No Comments

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, Congressional Democrats, some Congressional Republicans, unions, industry groups, politicians from New Jersey, Chicago and Louisiana — they all have one message for the House of Representatives: Pass the Senate transportation bill. President Obama made it a key part of his weekly address this Sunday, pointing out that the economy would “take […]

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From Minnesota to Mississippi, Telling Congress to Save Bike-Ped Programs

By Elizabeth Press and Ben Fried | Mar 27, 2012 | No Comments

For more than 20 years, federal funding for bike and pedestrian safety has enabled American cities and towns to invest in transportation projects that state DOTs would otherwise have overlooked. Thanks to these programs, communities have helped main streets thrive, provided kids with safer routes to school, and made biking an attractive transportation option. The […]

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How the House Transpo Extension Hurts the Senate’s Two-Year Bill

By Ben Goldman | Mar 26, 2012 | No Comments

Congress has five days in which to pass an extension of transportation funding. That means there will be a flurry of activity on the Hill this week to avoid a shutdown of federal transportation programs on April 1. (It also means there will also be a flurry of “April Fools” references directed by and at […]

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