Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Federal Transportation Bill

Two Years After the Stimulus Bill: Still a Political Grudge Match

By Angie Schmitt | May 6, 2011 | No Comments

President Obama’s stimulus bill is one of a small handful of pieces of legislation that have come to define his presidency. Whether you think it was a smashing success or a dismal failure seems to depend on whether there’s an R or a D next to your name. Was the $787 billion spending package was […]

President Obama’s Transportation Bill Prioritizes Livability, High-Speed Rail

By Tanya Snyder | May 4, 2011 | No Comments

A draft of the president’s full transportation bill [PDF], obtained by the semi-underground Transportation Weekly, has started floating around Beltway policy circles. This draft is more informative than the partial bill that started making the rounds last week, but it’s still undated and it’s not necessarily the final proposal. The draft bill closely follows the […]

States Begin to Consider the Benefits of a Two-Year Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 20, 2011 | No Comments

As we reported yesterday, the buzz around a two year transportation bill seems to be growing, and there are sound reasons to set our sights on a shorter-term bill, despite the obvious pitfalls. Pro: Preserve higher yearly funding levels Start fresh on a longer-term bill in 2013 under a new administration or Obama’s second term, […]

Senate Introduces a Narrower Bill for Wider Sidewalks

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 18, 2011 | No Comments

Like everyone else, Safe Routes to School advocates are scaling back. Last year, a bill introduced in the Senate asked for $600 million to enhance pedestrian and bike safety near schools. “We were working in a pretty different environment,” said Margo Pedroso, deputy director of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. “Everybody was talking […]

A Federal Funding Primer from Transportation for America

By Ryan Wiggins | Apr 11, 2011 | No Comments

(Ryan Wiggins is Transportation for America’s an on the ground in Southern California. Last week he presented a primer on transportation funding at “Expanding Our Public Transit Options: Resources to Keep LA Moving Forward?” a Salon put on by Breathe L.A. He was nice enough to share his notes with us in a two-part series. […]

GOP Budget Would Slash Transpo Spending, Entrench Oil Dependence

By Noah Kazis | Apr 7, 2011 | No Comments

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s plan would slash transportation spending and prioritize highways. Photo: Christian Science Monitor. With the release of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal yesterday, right wing calls for massive cuts to transportation spending are now enshrined in the GOP leadership’s fiscal plan. Ryan singled out transportation as an […]

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