Recent Streetsblog LA posts about USDOT

House Punts on Budget, Votes on Yearlong Extension Instead

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 9, 2010 | No Comments

Back in February, the Department of Transportation requested a two percent budget increase for next year (FY 2011). [PDF] The extra $2 billion would pay for things like a new Distracted Driver Prevention Program, high speed rail, and livability grant programs. They’re finally getting an answer from Congress, and it’s a resounding “no.” Congress has […]

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U.S. DOT Releases Rules for ‘TIGER II’ Grants, Bringing HUD on Board

By Elana Schor | Apr 26, 2010 | No Comments

The U.S. DOT today released its first round of guidance for the so-called "TIGER II" program, a $600 million pot of competitive transportation grants considered a quasi-sequel to the popular $1.5 billion merit-based fund included in last year’s stimulus law. A ribbon-cutting in Dubuque, Iowa, where a broad revamping of downtown development won TIGER grant […]

U.S. DOT Offers Sample Distracted Driving Bill — With a Potential Loophole

By Elana Schor | Feb 22, 2010 | No Comments

The Obama administration today offered a one-page sample proposal to crack down on texting behind the wheel, aimed at helping guide states through the process of crafting their own distracted driving legislation. (Photo: brainlink.org) The sample bill text [PDF] was prepared by the U.S. DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which invited road safety groups […]

U.S. DOT Previews How New Transit Rules Could Define ‘Livability’

By Elana Schor | Jan 21, 2010 | 1 Comment

When the Obama administration announced an ambitious revamp of transit funding rules to, as the Transportation Secretary put it, "take livability into account," urban planners and transit advocates alike were pleased — but also uncertain. Baltimore’s rail network, with the proposed new Red Line — which could get a boost from the U.S. DOT’s livability […]

Will: Government Shouldn’t Interfere — Except To Benefit Big Highways

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

Conservative columnist George Will’s angry screed against the Obama administration’s transportation policy is worth digging into this morning — not just to bring one’s blood to a healthy boil, but also to provide a window on the lack of coherent opposition to expanding transit options and diminishing auto dependence. George Will (Photo by newsweek.com) Will […]

Less Than One Percent of Transpo Stimulus Money Paid Out So Far

By Elana Schor | May 13, 2009 | No Comments

The New York Times reports this morning that the Obama administration’s $787 billion economic stimulus package has hit a few snags: Some states and cities are beginning to complain that the money has yet to reach them. Others have been slow to get their paperwork to Washington; Virginia has yet to send the Transportation Department […]

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