Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about U.S. Senate

Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach

By Kea Wilson | Jan 6, 2021 | No Comments

Democrats reclaiming majority control of the Senate creates a path to a green infrastructure bill that has eluded sustainable transportation advocates for decades.

What Will ‘Mayor Pete’ Mean for the U.S. DOT?

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2020 | No Comments

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to be Secretary of Transportation. Whatever you think, remember that this guy is one of the few politicians who acknowledges the "many ways we subsidize driving." So there's that.

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Mass Transit Starving

By Dave Colon | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.

This is what happens when transit is bad. Photo: Lorraine Cink/Twitter

Report: Transit Riders — Especially People of Color and the Poor — Will Be Especially Screwed by Federal Cuts

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 29, 2020 | No Comments

People of color, the poor, and New York's hardest-working residents would be disproportionately affected by transit cuts if the MTA doesn't get a cash infusion fast, a new report reveals.

We're in for a lot of empty trains — and economic catastrophe — if we don't get a better relief bill soon.
Photo: Patrick Cashin / Metropolitan Transportation Authoriity

New COVID Relief Bill Gives Zero Dollars to Sustainable Transportation

By Kea Wilson | Jul 28, 2020 | No Comments

Senate Republicans have released a new COVID-19 relief bill that allocates billions of dollars to air travel, but leaves zero dollars for the public transit systems that experts say are getting essential employees to work — and keeping our entire economy afloat. The Senate Republican’s Health, Economic Assistance, Liability protection and Schools (HEALS) Act allots $10 […]

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

MTA Leads Multiple Agencies in Demanding $25B from Congress

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 23, 2020 | No Comments

The leaders of 10 transit systems — from coast to coast — are begging Washington for "at least" $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.

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