I work in transportation planning and a lot of our clients are smaller cities and agencies that are almost fully funded by federal money. Federal money builds your smaller local roads, not just highway mega projects! And sewers! And sidewalks!
I work in transportation planning and a lot of our clients are smaller cities and agencies that are almost fully funded by federal money. Federal money builds your smaller local roads, not just highway mega projects! And sewers! And sidewalks!
Municipal transportation planner here! We were in a panic about the federal fund freeze. Federal dollars are funding local transportation projects - sidewalks, bus stops, light rail, street crossings, all kinds of safety improvements. You want to cross a street safely? The federal government is helping fund that. We truly do not appreciate the amount of government work it takes to keep the lights on in this country.
Absolutely! I'm on the private side, but we work for small cities and small agencies within larger cities to get their funding, permitting, construction, etc. done. Sidewalks/crosswalks/signals serving schools, drainage improvements so your roads and homes don't flood, safe rail crossings, demand response transit...those are the types of things for which we are coordinating federal funding. Often hyper local improvements, but not paid for locally - it's the feds! Or even if you think it's the state, it's federal money that's just distributed by the state!
I work in transportation planning and a lot of our clients are smaller cities and agencies that are almost fully funded by federal money. Federal money builds your smaller local roads, not just highway mega projects! And sewers! And sidewalks!
Such a good point!! And as the parent of a transit obsessed son who wants to be a transportation planner, thank you!
Municipal transportation planner here! We were in a panic about the federal fund freeze. Federal dollars are funding local transportation projects - sidewalks, bus stops, light rail, street crossings, all kinds of safety improvements. You want to cross a street safely? The federal government is helping fund that. We truly do not appreciate the amount of government work it takes to keep the lights on in this country.
Absolutely! I'm on the private side, but we work for small cities and small agencies within larger cities to get their funding, permitting, construction, etc. done. Sidewalks/crosswalks/signals serving schools, drainage improvements so your roads and homes don't flood, safe rail crossings, demand response transit...those are the types of things for which we are coordinating federal funding. Often hyper local improvements, but not paid for locally - it's the feds! Or even if you think it's the state, it's federal money that's just distributed by the state!
This is all so, so important
100%!!!