States Rush to Avoid Losing $9 Billion in Highway Funds (Wall Street Journal)
WASHINGTON — States are urging Congress and the White House to act fast to change a law that may soon deprive them of nearly $9 billion in federal highway funds, the equivalent of roughly one-third of the amount in the economic-stimulus package.
In a […]
Transportation Group Launches New Ad Campaign (AASHTO)
“It makes no sense to build part of a highway…. It makes even less sense to pass only part of a highway bill.” That is the message to Congress in the latest advertisement placed by the Transportation Construction Coalition in prominent Capitol Hill news outlets.
The ad outlines for Congress […]
Some NC road projects planned before stimulus (ACT)
Sep 28, 11:07 AM EDT
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — At first, the $13 million repaving of a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 26 in North Carolina wasn’t a stimulus project. Then it was. Now it may not be.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Monday that the state Transportation Department had planned to […]
Requests for TIGER Grants Far Exceed Funding Availability (AASHTO Journal)
State transportation departments and other government entities have requested $57 billion in discretionary grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s new TIGER program, the department announced this afternoon.
“We have received an outpouring of creative and innovative transportation project proposals from across the country,” said […]
House Approves 3-Month Extension (AASHTO Journal)
The House of Representatives voted 335-85 Wednesday evening to approve a bill that would extend federal highway and transit programs until the end of this year. But the legislation does not address a looming $8.7 billion rescission of existing contract authority set to hit state transportation departments next week.Federal […]
2010 Governor’s Crime Commission Grants Process Announced
Link includes grant writing workshops around the State, deadlines and a contact for questions. Click below for more information.
Governor’s Crime Commission 2010 Grants Announcement
This report, the third in response to a mandate under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), addresses the following objectives: (1) selected states’ and localities’ uses of Recovery Act funds, (2) the approaches taken by the selected states and localities to ensure accountability for Recovery Act funds, and (3) states’ plans […]
Stimulus Watch: ‘TIGER’ Hunt Searches for Big-Impact Projects (UPDATE 2) (ENR.com)
Posted by tom_ichniowski at 9/23/2009 3:17 PM CDT
Copyright: ANP–Fotolia.com
The hunt is on for a share of the US Dept. of Transportation’s $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery–“TIGER”–discretionary grants. The new program was created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and it’s aimed […]
September 23, 2009
House Approves 3-Month Authorization Extension; Does Not Address Rescissions (AASHTO)
The House of Representatives voted 335-85 this evening to approve a bill that would extend federal highway and transit programs until the end of this year. Federal law authorizing spending on federal-aid highways, transit projects, and highway safety programs is set to expire Sept. […]
North Carolina Transit Ridership Exploded in 2008
Increase was second highest in the nation
Raleigh, NC – Record numbers of North Carolinians rode the bus or the train last year, fueling an increase in transit ridership that outpaced all but one other state. A new Environment North Carolina report, “Getting On Track: Record Transit Ridership […]
