Recent Streetsblog SF posts about U.S. DOT

Obama Administration Sends $100M in Stimulus Aid to 43 Transit Agencies

By Elana Schor | Sep 21, 2009 | 2 Comments

The U.S. DOT announced today that 43 local transit agencies from more than two dozen states would share the $100 million in competitive clean-transport grants included in this winter’s $787 billion economic stimulus law. Atlanta’s transit system, pictured above, won $10.8 million in stimulus aid. (Photo: Atlanta MetBlogs) The big winners in the bid for […]

Warner Scores a (Small) Win for White House’s Transportation Agenda

By Elana Schor | Sep 17, 2009 | No Comments

While it pushes for an 18-month delay in the next federal infrastructure bill, the Obama administration has proposed a data collection effort that would help states and localities begin tracking ridership and usage of transit, roads, buses, and the like — a small put pivotal step towards enacting national performance standards for transportation. Sen. Mark […]

The New White House Fuel Efficiency Rule: Count the Loopholes

By Elana Schor | Sep 15, 2009 | No Comments

The final fuel-efficiency rule released by the Obama administration this morning includes what some lobbyists have nicknamed "the German provision," giving automakers that sell less than 400,000 vehicles in the U.S. an exemption for 25 percent of their fleet. GM CEO Fritz Henderson’s company can earn fuel-efficiency "credits" for its Chevy Volt. (Photo: IB Times) […]

A Last Word on ‘Cash for Clunkers’

By Ryan Avent | Sep 2, 2009 | 2 Comments

One thing the government’s CARS program — a.k.a. "cash for clunkers" — has clearly stimulated is commentary. For a policy involving a shade under $3 billion in federal spending, it has enjoyed no shortage of media coverage. (Photo: Newsday) In part this is because the program looks like a big success, and certainly congressional leaders […]

Stimulus Spotlight: Oregon’s Solar Highway

By Elana Schor | Aug 20, 2009 | No Comments

The first of Oregon’s "solar highway" installations, which are receiving $2 million from the federal stimulus. (Photo: ODOT via Flickr) Washington’s normally frenetic pace slows down in August, when humid weather and the absence of Congress combine to give the capital some recharging time. But this month also marks a half-year since the economic stimulus […]

“Cash for Clunkers” Coming to a Close?

By Elana Schor | Aug 19, 2009 | No Comments

The Obama administration plans to close the door on the politically popular and environmentally slipshod auto trade-in program known as "cash for clunkers," according to a report this afternoon in the Wall Street Journal: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday he would disclose within two days updated figures on the program, including how much of […]

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