Transportation
Information regarding my stance on Transportation issues.
WASHINGTON D.C. – This week Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He will serve as ranking member on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. He previously chaired this subcommittee in the 111th Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Memphis $471,609 for Elvis Presley Boulevard Improvements.
“Elvis Presley Boulevard is an important thoroughfare in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen. “These new federal funds will be used to study how to enhance livability, reduce congestion, and improve overall transportation.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Memphis a Community Challenge Grant worth $1,260,905 for development of an Aerotropolis/Lamar Corridor Master Plan. HUD worked with the U.S. Department of Transportation in awarding these new federal funds, which will focus on spurring economic development, rehabilitating blighted and vacant properties, and improving transportation infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) will receive $7 million through the State of Good Repair Program to purchase twelve replacement buses. The new buses will be hybrid electric.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $9,269,426 to Memphis International Airport for overall upgrades and snow removal and de-icing equipment.
Washington, D.C .— U.S. Representatives Albio Sires (D-NJ), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Laura Richardson (D-CA), and Adam Smith (D-WA) recently introduced legislation to create a national freight transportation policy. The “Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation (FREIGHT) Act of 2010” will implement a strategic plan to guide the goods movement, create an office devoted to freight planning within the Department of Transportation (DOT), and establish a competitive grant program for freight transportation projects.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Memphis International Airport $7,472,262 for new safety equipment, terminal building improvements, and taxiway expansion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the National Civil Rights Museum, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, the Memphis Bioworks Foundation, and Freedom From Unnecessary Negatives could receive more than $2 million once the FY 2011 appropriations process is finalized.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Memphis International Airport $21,671,780 for terminal building improvements, runway rehabilitation and taxiway rehabilitation.