Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Federal Transit Administration

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) will have a lot to smile about if this bill passes. Image: Oregon State University, CC

Reconciliation Looking Good For Sustainable Transport

By Kea Wilson | Sep 14, 2021 | No Comments

New House legislation coming out of Peter DeFazio's committee could restore some of what sustainable transportation advocates lost during the negotiations over the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill — without technically breaking President Biden's promises to the GOP.

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The Time to Build the Gateway Tunnel is Now

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 27, 2021 | No Comments

Hey, Amtrak Joe — it's time to live up to your nickname.

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Biden Rescinds Bad Trump-Era Transit Funding Rule

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 16, 2021 | No Comments

"The Biden administration is following the law — and only after a Trump administration is that premise so newsworthy," said Sen. Chuck Schumer.

Ask a state politician, and they'll probably tell you that their constituents are calling for more highway funding. But ask a city or county politician, and they're more likely to ask for money for transit — especially post-pandemic. Image: Laurie Skrivan/Post Dispatch, via Creative Commons

Study: Cities Want More Transit From Infra Bill

By Kea Wilson | Feb 16, 2021 | No Comments

If city and regional leaders were the ones writing next federal infrastructure bill, mass transit would be a top priority and highways would be de-emphasized, a new study suggests.

Image: Gage Skidmore via Creative Commons

Opinion: Buttigieg's Midwest Roots Will Help Him at USDOT

By Kea Wilson | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

Is Buttigieg a hayseed Hoosier who wouldn't know a headway from a harvester, or a political ecoterrorist hellbent on leaving rural American in the lurch and laughing all the way to the Amtrak station? Neither: He's a guy from South Bend.

What Secretary Pete Could Mean for the US DOT

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.

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