Congress allocated $7.7 billion to the Capital Investment Grants program. The Federal Transit Administration has yet to sign a single agreement.
Shifting gears from its strategy of terminating grants, the Trump administration is simply declining to award over $7 billion in transit funds allocated by Congress under the Capital Investment Grants program.
As Emily Badger and Alicia Parlapiano report in The New York Times, the Federal Transit Administration has not signed a single new agreement under the CIG program since Pres. Trump returned to office.
The impacts on local transit agencies are severe: "Delays compound rising construction costs that outpace overall inflation. Without the certainty of federal funding, it’s harder for communities to pursue bonds and other financing for big projects."
According to the article, smaller communities would be most hurt by delays or unawarded grants. "They may not have dedicated taxes to fund transit or state programs to step in. Of the 46 projects in the pipeline, most aren’t trying to dig a tunnel under a major river — they’re seeking $50 million to $150 million for bus rapid transit."
Read the full story: Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn’t Spending It.
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Amtrak, CN end decades-long dispute with eight-year agreement
The new operating agreement establishes an updated framework for the companies to work together, including processes to resolve disputes.
Colorado’s Largest Data Center Could Rise Next to Homes — Without a Public Hearing
The proposed campus would consume 11 times the power of Denver International Airport; as it has across the country, opposition mounts.
Road safety in Charlotte, NC, a 'public health crisis'
Twelve serious or fatal crashes happen in the region every week. Since 2021, over 900 people have been killed in accidents.
Federal judge strikes down DOE orders to keep Michigan power plant open past retirement date
The decision is one of the first successful legal challenges to President Trump’s “national energy emergency” ruling, which instructs federal agencies to use emergency powers to increase fossil fuel production.
'This is going to be painful:’ Virginia stares down $1.7 billion funding gap for highway maintenance
The state may address the deficit by shifting $290 million from its construction budget to maintenance projects.
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