There were billions of federal dollars available to states for transit improvements — and governors had discretion over how those funds were used.
Pennsylvania Shifted Cash From Highways to Transit – But Other States Could Go Even Further
The governor of Pennsylvania is demanding that his state’s Department of Transportation use money originally intended for highways to save the state’s largest transit system — but advocates say other governors could go even bigger in support of non-automotive modes.
Illinois Could Help Beat the Transit Fiscal Cliff by Shifting Federal Funding from Highways to Public Transportation
“Every governor in the U.S. has the opportunity to move money towards public transportation that they have already received from the Bipartisan Infrastructure law.”
Josh Shapiro Is Using Highway Money to Save Mass Transit. Could Hochul Follow?
New York has a little-noticed tool to shift billions of highway dollars to climate-friendly public transit projects. The governor doesn’t seem interested.
