TIGER
With Bipartisan Support, TIGER Continues to Fund Walking and Biking Projects
So far, the new batch of TIGER grant winners look like solid choices to improve conditions for walking and biking.
March 9, 2018
Correction: The TIGER Program Lives, for Now
Earlier today, Streetsblog erroneously reported that the Trump administration is killing the TIGER grant program.
March 7, 2018
GOP Tax Cuts Threaten Funding for Transit, Biking, and Walking
Congress is on track to trigger spending austerity that will cut programs like New Starts and TIGER.
December 4, 2017
Trump’s Pick for U.S. DOT Is GOP Insider Elaine Chao
Chao was secretary of labor under George W. Bush and is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. An official announcement is expected shortly.
November 29, 2016
After Big Push From Mayors, TIGER in Line For Slight Funding Boost
There's good news out of the Senate committee responsible for doling out transportation funds.
April 27, 2016
Senate Committee Moves to Eliminate TIGER Program in Next Transpo Bill
The Republican-controlled Senate is poised to eliminate the TIGER program, one of the few sources of federal funds that cities can access directly to improve streets and transit.
July 14, 2015
Putting TIGER Spending in Perspective
The House's current transportation spending bill calls for reducing the share of federal spending that goes to TIGER, a grant program for sustainable transportation projects in cities, from $500 to $100 million. The budget, meanwhile, holds highway funding steady.
May 1, 2015
House Bill Proposes to Slash TIGER Funding
Federal lawmakers are running out of time to come up with a long-term transportation funding solution by May 31, when the current bill expires. Meanwhile, the House Appropriations Committee has released a budget for FY 2016, which begins in October, that proposes to drastically reduce funds for projects that promote walking and biking.
April 29, 2015
Congress Trims TIGER (But Doesn’t Hack It to Pieces) in 2015 Spending Bill
The drama is over; the House and Senate have both passed the "cromnibus" spending bill [PDF] that funds government operations through the end of fiscal year 2015. And the Department of Transportation's TIGER program survived.
December 15, 2014