Now that the $838 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed the Senate, where will the money go? Stimulus Watch has a breakdown of every project by state, and by type. Here are links to the transit, roads, energy, and housing projects.
Some sample projects include:
-$8,750,000 for Regional Transit Authority funding for Anchorage, Alaska;
-$52,000,000 for a Mobile Landing Marine Transportation Center in Mobile, Alabama;
-$10,437,600 for New Town Center development around the BART station in Hercules, CA;
-$291,000,000 to replace buses in Los Angeles, CA;
-$81,000,000 for a 3.6 mile streetcar from Midtown to Dowtown in Atlanta, GA;
-$202,000,000 for Phase I of the Honolulu High Capacity Transit Guideway;
-$24,000,000 for a downtown, fixed-rail trolley in Duluth, MN;
-$500,000 for an Electronic Fare Collection System in Longview, Texas;
...and many, many more. To track other types of stimulus funding, see the links below:
STREETS/ROADS PROJECTS
ENERGY PROJECTS
HOUSING PROJECTS
AMTRAK PROJECTS
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