Decision 2020: Who Should Represent the South Bronx in Congress?
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Streetsblog asked the leading contenders to weigh in on the Bronx's pressing transportation issues. Here is what they said.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Federal Transit Administration
Report: MTA Will Need ANOTHER $4-8 Billion in Fed Funding
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Um, about that $3.7 billion...
Feds Must Fix Hudson River Tunnel Before Catastrophic Failure Cripples New York
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The Regional Plan Association estimates that a failure of the tunnel would cost billions to the New York region and send home values plummeting.
Trump’s Federal Transit Administration Has Gone Rogue
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Donald Trump's U.S. DOT is refusing to do its job when it comes to transit, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
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The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
Will Old Transit Systems Eat Up All the New Starts Grants?
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One of MAP-21’s many mixed blessings was the New Starts Core Capacity program. It expanded eligibility for New Starts grants — normally reserved as capital assistance for new transit lines — to existing corridors. To qualify, the system just had to show that the improvements would expand the capacity of the line by at least […]