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Cross-posted from Mobilizing the Region, the official blog of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
January 25, 2011
State DOTs Make Deeper Bike-Ped Budget Cuts Than Expected
We reported recently that the federal government was demanding $2.2 billion back from state DOTs in rescissions -- money that was already allocated to states that they were then asked to give back. Bike and pedestrian advocates were worried that states would disproportionately target active transportation projects for cuts, instead of carving into car-centric programs. They were right.
October 1, 2010
Street Safety Projects Threatened as States Give Transpo $ Back to Feds
It’s payback time again for state DOTs. The fine print on the jobs bill Congress just passed includes a $2.2 billion rescission from state transportation funding, and projects to make biking and walking safer are especially at risk of losing out.
August 18, 2010