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Trump infrastructure package leaves Gateway tunnel project dead in the water, experts say

Crain’s New York » The federal government has historically paid for as much as 80% of major projects in which it has partnered with states. In 2016 the Obama administration struck a deal with New York and New Jersey to split Gateway’s price tag 50-50. But the Trump administration declared that arrangement “nonexistent” at the end of last year.

February 13, 2018|

Trump takes aim at blue states in infrastructure plan

Politico » Major transportation projects in blue states may be in jeopardy in President Donald Trump’s 10-year infrastructure plan. Of the $200 billion in actual federal investment called for in the 10-year plan, one-quarter would go to rural areas for purposes as diverse as sewers, highways, airports and broadband. But only 14 percent of people in the U.S. live in non-metropolitan areas.

February 12, 2018|

Trump administration budget trims Metro subsidy instead of killing it, as feared

The Washington Post » Metro got a little good news Monday when President Trump’s budget proposed to trim the agency’s federal subsidy to $120 million from $150 million rather than eliminate it, as feared. But the White House and the Transportation Department also warned that they want to shrink federal support for Metro, at a time when the region’s top elected officials of both parties are seeking to increase such backing.

February 12, 2018|

How Trump Plans to Turn $200 Billion Into $1.5 Trillion in Infrastructure Spending

The New York Times » President Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure plan proposes that the federal government put up $200 billion in incentives and investments over 10 years, leaving state and local governments and private industry to come up with the rest. Here’s a look at how the plan may pan out, and what the challenges will be in turning $200 billion into $1.5 trillion.

February 12, 2018|

‘Woefully inadequate:’ Bay Area leaders decry Trump’s ‘puny’ infrastructure plan

The Mercury News » Bay Area politicians and transportation officials decried President Trump’s much-anticipated infrastructure spending proposal, unveiled Monday, as “woefully inadequate” to make the kinds of improvements to public transit and congestion management the region so desperately needs.

February 12, 2018|
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