Stimulus money for local projects
Hope everyone is having a great Independence Day weekend. The blogHOUSTON crew is still in slow-posting mode, but this caught my eye: The Chron's Carolyn Feibel writes on local road-building projects that are receiving stimulus funds:
A little-known regional body, the Transportation Policy Council, decided how to spend most of the stimulus funds in the Houston area. The council represents the eight counties of the Houston metro region, and its 24 voting members are drawn from local governments and agencies such as the Texas Department of Transportation and the Metropolitan Transit Authority.
It either chose stimulus projects directly or approved ones desired by TxDOT.
The stimulus has one big requirement: Projects must begin soon, to create jobs and boost the economy. The Transportation Policy Council focused on projects that were “shovel ready,” meaning the necessary government and environmental approvals were in place. After that, the council looked for projects that had been waiting a long time for funding.
The story includes special guest appearances by mass-transit fans Robin Holzer and David Crossley.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 07/05/09 07:07 AM | Houston Transit | Print | Comments (5)
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