Assesses Speed, Wisdom, and Accountability of Projects Chosen for Funding WASHINGTON, June 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report released today by Smart Growth America, based on federal and state data, found that states' choices of transportation projects to fund under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) are a mixed bag: some states are funding projects that make progress toward policy and accountability objectives laid out by the law and the Administration, but too many states are not.

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Sara Weis of National Association of Realtors, +1-202/ 383-1013, sweis@realtors.org; or David Goldberg of Smart Growth America, +1-202-412-7930, dgoldberg@smartgrowthamerica.org WASHINGTON, Oct.