Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about Transportation Funding

Amtrak Is Ready to Grow. Will it Finally Get the Subsidy It Deserves?

By Kea Wilson | Feb 22, 2021 | No Comments

Amtrak wants intercity rail take its rightful place as an essential component of our public transportation ecosystem, rather than quasi-private afterthought.

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What the Next Infrastructure Bill Would Look Like if Cities Were in Charge

By Kea Wilson | Feb 17, 2021 | No Comments

If city and regional leaders were the ones writing next federal infrastructure bill, mass transit would be a top priority and highways would be de-emphasized, a new study suggests.

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L.A. Metro to Restore Bus Service

By Joe Linton | Jan 29, 2021 | No Comments

Funding will restore transit service with priority for high-ridership lines and an emphasis on disadvantaged communities - though service will remain below level it was at one year ago.

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Biden Decries US DOT’s Destruction of Black Communities — But Will His Administration Make Reparations?

By Kea Wilson | Jan 28, 2021 | No Comments

President Biden won points among some antiracist transportation advocates for calling out federal highway projects for destroying Black communities — and then lost points by failing to call for the USDOT itself to make reparations to the people it has harmed.

Steve Cliff, on the back of an ebike piloted by Jeanie Ward Waller, who is currently Deputy Director of Planning and Modal Programs at Caltrans, at the 2016 California Bike Summit. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

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Steven Cliff, from California Air Resources Board, Appointed Acting Head of National Highway and Traffic Safety

By Melanie Curry | Jan 22, 2021 | No Comments

It's a strategic move that sends the unequivocal message that the new President is committed to incorporating environmental concerns in every corner of federal policy making.

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Cheap Federal Loans Key to Infrastructure

By Roger Rudick | Jan 14, 2021 | No Comments

There's $100 billion in low-cost loans that the U.S. DOT can lend tomorrow for infrastructure projects, including rail and transit.

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