I analyzed the projects funded by USDOT through the RAISE program for 2022 transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/
Big takeaway 1: As with last year's RAISE grants, only about 10% of capital funding is going to projects that expand or build new roads. That's a huge decline from Trump-era DOT.
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Big takeaway 2: 68% of RAISE funds will go to projects for transit, bike, and pedestrian improvements, up from 62% in 2021 and 22% in 2020 (Trump Administration).
Only 14.5% of capital funds are going to projects purely designed to expand or improve bridges and roads.
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The program will fund a large number of really beneficial bike/ped facilities: there are about two dozen major projects that will provide trails & separated bike/pedways. There are an additional 50 projects with complete streets elements.
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It's exciting to see support for dedicated bus facilities, including:
—Two center-running busways for the Boston region
—A center-running busway (plus AVs ?) for Detroit
—BRT improvements in Minneapolis
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Overall, the Biden Administration's DOT is using its discretionary funding through this program to really focus on projects that improve sustainability & give people more mobility options than auto dependency.
Quite a change from the Trump Administration.
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