Recent Streetsblog USA posts about MAP-21

The Moment the U.S. DOT Abandoned U.S. Walkers

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 20, 2020 | No Comments

Federal transportation officials have never done much to center the needs of pedestrians in their policies or funding decisions. But in 2012, things took a turn for the even worse.

T4A: One in Nine American Bridges Structurally Deficient

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 19, 2013 | 4 Comments

There’s a new report out on the state of America’s bridges, and with it a new raft of disturbing statistics. Nearly one in nine, or 11 percent, are structurally deficient — meaning a bridge inspector has rated a major component of the structure to be in poor condition. The average age of a bridge in the […]

“The Twilight of the Appropriations Process”: House GOP Gets Its Knives Out

By Tanya Snyder | Jun 19, 2013 | No Comments

Constrained by Paul Ryan’s budget and the sequester, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and HUD passed a $44 billion spending bill for 2014 – 15 percent lower than 2013 enacted levels. The bill contains $15.3 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department of Transportation, also 15 percent below enacted 2013 levels and amounting to […]

Senate Restores MAP-21 Funding Through 2013

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 13, 2013 | No Comments

The Senate yesterday restored hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation spending singled out for elimination by the House of Representatives. The Senate’s continuing resolution — which would set spending levels through the end of FY 2013 — matches the transportation spending priorities laid out by MAP-21, the transportation bill hashed out in a bipartisan manner last […]

In Violation of MAP-21 Promises, House Votes to Cut Transportation Spending

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 8, 2013 | 5 Comments

The House of Representatives voted to subtract $785 million from the transportation budget this week, trimming dollars from transit, New Starts and highway safety programs as part of a “continuing resolution” measure that will set spending levels through 2013. The vote, coming on the heels of last week’s mandatory budget cuts from the sequester, goes […]

FTA Grapples With Likely Funding Cuts

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 18, 2013 | 2 Comments

After fighting to maintain reasonable funding levels in the transportation bill – and for the inclusion of dedicated transit funding in the first place – the Federal Transit Administration now finds itself up against almost certain funding cuts that imperil rail and bus expansion projects, as well as the agency’s own staffing. The fiscal cliff deal hasn’t […]

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