The report we released yesterday analyzing the first 120 days of transportation stimulus spending — with the help and leadership of many state partner groups — has been getting some good media coverage from coast to coast. Here’s a roundup of coverage from the first full day of the report release. Articles that have quotes from or mentions of state partners or SGA coalition members have the name in italics with each story. If we’re missing something, be sure to let us know in the comments.
Stimulus 120-Day Report Card
FOX Business
Geoff Anderson interviewed
States spend most stimulus money on highways-report
Lisa Lambert — Reuters
June 29, 2009
Rail Spending Applauded; Overall Maintenance Booed
Rosalind S. Helderman — Washington Post
June 30, 2009
quotes Coalition for Smarter Growth
Roads Less Traveled: States Spending on Roads, not Public Transportation
Ana Campoy — Wall Street Journal – Environmental Capital (blog)
June 30, 2009
Transportation funds misdirected, analysis says
Andrew S. Ross — San Francisco Chronicle
June 28, 2009
CalPIRG quoted
Md. gets pat on back for stimulus spending
Michael Dresser — Baltimore Sun
June 30, 2009
1,000 Friends of Maryland quoted
Highway, transit funds put in limbo
Chicago Sun-Times — June 29, 2009
Illinois Public Interest Research Group cited
Highways or byways?
Leslie Brooks Suzukamo — Pioneer Press
June 29, 2009
Transit for Livable Communities report co-release
Study finds fault with Fla.’s plans for spending stimulus
Duane Marsteller — Bradenton Herald
June 30, 2009
Plan is for less ‘highway to nowhere’
Andy Rosen — Daily Record
June 30, 2009
1,000 Friends of Maryland quoted
State’s spending assailed
Peter Marcus — Denver Daily News
June 30, 2009
CoPIRG quoted
Report: Bay State ‘generally doing a good job’ with fed stim transpo funds
State House News Service — Wellesley Townsman & Metrowest Daily News
June 30, 2009
MassPIRG quoted
Report Finds Stimulus Funding Decisions Missed Opportunity to Make Progress on Transportation
Racine News
June 30, 2009
WISPIRG & UEDA cited
Maryland, D.C., Virginia ranked on use of stimulus funds
Associated Press — The Capital, WTOP, etc.
June 30, 2009
Coalition for Smarter Growth quoted
Advocates: Maryland stimulus projects score high marks but mass transit shortchanged
Daniel J. Sernovitz — Baltimore Business Journal
June 29, 2009
1,000 Friends of Maryland cited
Tracking Stimulus Dollars: Transit Vs. Maintenance
Amanda Michel & David Epstein — ProPublica
June 30, 2009
Stimulus Buying A Lot Of New Highways, Very Little New Transit
Jebediah Reed — Infrastructurist
June 30, 2009
Watchdog: AZ could do better with stimulus money
Hanna Scott — KTAR
June 30, 2009
AZPIRG quoted
Report: State should spend less on new roads
Cathy Proctor — Denver Business Journal
June 29, 2009
CoPIRG quoted
Report assesses success of transportation stimulus in states
Jan Buchholz — Phoenix Business Journal
June 29, 2009
Report: States not spending stimulus money effectively
American City & County — June 29, 2009
Report: States Used $6.6B in Stimulus Cash on New Roads, Not Repair
Elana Schor — Streetsblog
June 29, 2009
Washington accident highlights struggles of transit agencies
Jonathan Berr — Daily Finance
June 26, 2009
Tri-State Transportation Campaign quoted
State puts brakes on safe streets funding
David Winzelberg — Long Island Business News
June 26, 2009
Tri-State Transportation Campaign quoted
Proposed Long Island Rail-Truck Intermodal Project Divides Environmental Groups
Stuart Vincent — Nassau News
June 29, 2009
Tri-State Transportation Campaign quoted
Groups criticize state for stimulus spending
Sean Ryan — Daily Reporter
June 29, 2009
WISPIRG quoted