The transit industry's leading D.C. lobbying outlet have joined the umbrella group for state DOTs and two major construction groups to protest the Senate climate bill's failure to set aside all of the revenue from its proposed new fuel fees for infrastructure projects — specifically, to the cash-strapped highway trust fund that is generally split, 80-20, between roads and transit, said Streetsblog writer Elana Schor.

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A majority of the revenue generated from a new transportation user fee included in a climate bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would be diverted to non-transportation purpose — a departure from 54 years of federal policy, said the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).

The Department of Homeland Security will issue $789 million in grants to protect the nation's railways, ports and transit systems.

At least 311,000 direct, on-project highway and transit jobs have been created or sustained across the country during the first year of the Recovery Act, according to a new report out this week by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.