Oct. 10, 2019 – I am trying to wrap my brain around infrastructure-advocacy group Transportation for America’s announcement that it will no longer advocate for more money for transportation. According to the group, “We spend nearly $40 billion in federal tax dollars every year, which fails to bring us equivalent returns. The more we spend, the more that congestion, emissions and pedestrian…
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Transportation for America Says More Money is Not Enough
The infrastructure-advocacy group Transportation for America announced it will no longer advocate for more money for transportation. “It’s past time to elevate the national conversation about infrastructure beyond just the price tag,” the group stated. “We spend nearly $40 billion in federal tax dollars every year, which fails to bring us equivalent returns. The more we spend, the more that…
Read MoreRepair Priorities Report Spotlights Deteriorating Roads
Transportation for America and Taxpayers for Common Sense said it will take $231.4 billion per year just to keep our existing road network in acceptable repair and bring the backlog of roads in poor condition into good repair over a six-year period.
Read MoreTransportation Group Decries Multi-Modal Funding Cut by Feds
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the latest round of funding for the BUILD program (formerly known as TIGER). This program has been perennially popular since 2009 when the program was conceived. Now entering round 11 of funding, a new analysis of the program has uncovered some worrying findings, according to Transportation for America.
Read MoreTransportation for America Group Blasts Trump’s Budget Proposal
Transportation for America – an alliance of elected, business and civic leaders from communities across the country advocating for investment in smart, homegrown, locally-driven transportation solutions – released a strongly worded objection to President Trump’s budget proposal for FY 2018. The proposal cuts the U.S. Department of Transportation’s discretionary budget by 13 percent, ends the popular TIGER competitive grant program,…
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