Recent Streetsblog USA posts about TIGER

The U.S. Department of Transportation under Secretary Elaine Chao has shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation grants away from urban centers and toward rural areas.

Rural America Cashes In Under Trump

By Aaron Short | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.

Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 14, 2019 | 5 Comments

A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.

House Transport Chair: 'We Must Move Beyond Fossil Fuel'

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 29, 2019 | 34 Comments

Peter Defazio, the new chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, talks bikes, pedestrians and transit — and getting us off fossil fuel.

Trump Turns Obama-Era Program into a Road Fund

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 12, 2018 | 20 Comments

Under Trump, the popular program that helped fund biking trails and transit upgrades is just another bridge and highway fund.

TIGER funds will help build Nebraska's Lincoln South Beltway, including this interchange. Graphic: Nebraska DOT

TIGER Is Trump’s Program Now: Most Grants Go to Highways

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 14, 2018 | 22 Comments

The full list of new TIGER grant awards looks a lot worse than the early announcements suggested.

Immokalee, Florida, a small farming community, will get sidewalks with drainage ditches to prevent flooding, thanks to a $13 million TIGER grant. Rendering: Collier County, Florida

With Bipartisan Support, TIGER Continues to Fund Walking and Biking Projects

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2018 | 2 Comments

So far, the new batch of TIGER grant winners look like solid choices to improve conditions for walking and biking.

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