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February 13, 2009
Transit Trimmed in Final Stimulus Deal
The dollars allocated by the House to the New Starts program got dropped in conference committee. The Transport Politic blog has a full comparison.
On the upside, high-speed rail got $8B.
Posted by Chris Smith at 12:16 AM
Comments
February 12, 2009 10:28 PM
Jason McHuff Says:
Your posts are showing up ~two hours earlier than the times that are listed on them.
February 12, 2009 10:45 PM
Chris Smith Says:
That's intentional. When I post late in the evening I always date it for the next day so it shows up in the following day's posts.
February 13, 2009 8:59 AM
al m Says:
Jason Mchuff know the details!
February 13, 2009 9:22 AM
Lenny Anderson Says:
Chris,
what does this mean for the Eastside Loop? Or is it funded from something else?
February 13, 2009 9:32 AM
Chris Smith Says:
what does this mean for the Eastside Loop? Or is it funded from something else?
It's certainly not funded by name (no transit projects were).
But I think we might be eligible under the 'discretionary grants'. Presumably we'll be pitching Secretary LaHood on this.
February 13, 2009 12:11 PM
Dan Christensen Says:
Wow it's amazing how congress works. I love how Senate and house both had zero on one item then settle for a dollar amount in the millions or billions
By the way I'm new on here.
My name is Dan I drive out of Powell Garage
February 13, 2009 12:22 PM
Bob R. Says:
Welcome, Dan.
February 13, 2009 1:16 PM
Jason McHuff Says:
I love how Senate and house both had zero on one item then settle for a dollar amount in the millions or billions
I don't see one item they both zeroed, but I did notice the differences. I thought that a Congressional conference committee was supposed to find the middle ground between the House's and the Senate's bills. But it may be that they are able to re-arrange the slices of the pie.
