Where Will the Money Go?

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.

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February 10, 2009, 2:00 PM PST

By Tim Halbur

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

FULL STORY: Transit Spending

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in Stimulus Watch

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