TIGER Stimulus Funds Awarded to Lucky Transportation Projects

February 17, 2010 - The U.S. DOT announced the winners of its $1.5 billion TIGER grant awards today. Transit and rail projects won big, winning a much larger share of the funds than is typical from the DOT, whose typical annual allocations go 3:1 in favor of highways. Not so today.

Here’s a quick review of the biggest recipients of rail and transit funding, with more commentary to come later:

• TN/AL: Crescent Corridor Freight Rail Improvements: $105 million
• IL: CREATE Corridor Rail Improvements: $100 million
• OH/PA/WV/MD: National Gateway Freight Rail Corridor Improvements: $98 million
• NY: Moynihan Station Phase I: $83 million
• AZ: Tucson Streetcar: $63 million
• DC/VA/MD: Priority Buses: $58.8 million
• MA: Fitchburg Commuter Rail: $55.5 million
• MO/KS: Kansas City Priority Transit Corridors: $50 million
• LA: New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal Streetcar: $45 million
• MN: St. Paul Union Depot Reconstruction: $35 million
• NV: Las Vegas Sahara Ave BRT: $34.4 million
• MI: Detroit Woodward LRT: $25 million
• OR: Portland SW Moody/Streetcar: $23.2 million
• PA/NJ: Philadelphia Region Bike and Ped Improvements: $23 million
• TX: Downtown Dallas Streetcar: $23 million
• IL: Normal Transportation Center: $22 million
• IN: Indianapolis Ped and Bike Improvements: $20.5 million