Correction: The TIGER Program Lives, for Now
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Earlier today, Streetsblog erroneously reported that the Trump administration is killing the TIGER grant program.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about DOT
3 Highlights From Elaine Chao’s Very Vague Confirmation Hearing
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Chao gave a tight-lipped performance that didn't reveal much about how she would use the regulatory and approval power at her disposal, but here are three instances where you can try to read the tea leaves.
The Feds Aren’t Crowing About the Record Amount of Driving in America
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Gas is cheap again, and cumulatively, Americans are driving a record amount. Newly released U.S. DOT data shows that through the end of November, Americans drove a cumulative 2.88 trillion miles last year, well above the same period in 2014, indicating that 2015 will set a new national record for driving mileage. Adjusting for population growth, driving is still about […]
With No Transport Funding Fix, USDOT to Cut Payments to States Next Month
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State transportation departments could see the federal funding they receive pared back as early as a few weeks from now if Congress doesn’t come up with a transportation funding solution. A “cash management plan” to deal with the impending shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund — which actually pays for transit, biking, and walking projects […]
2010 Traffic Fatalities Could Fill 70 Jumbo Jets. And This Is Good News?
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced yesterday that 32,885 people lost their lives on our nation’s roads in 2010. While a staggering toll, this represents the lowest total number of traffic fatalities since 1949. “We’re making historic progress when it comes to improving safety on our nation’s roadways,” said LaHood in a statement, also pointing out […]
FTA Distributes $1 Billion to Local Transit Agencies
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Transit providers in Detroit, Miami, Seattle and Bloomington, Indiana were a few of the many winners in the latest round of Federal Transit Administration capital grants. On Monday, FTA awarded almost $1 billion to local transit agencies to purchase buses, construct shelters and plan for the future [PDF]. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the grants […]