http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/08/AR2009020802367_pf.html

Advocates of the stimulus package say that much spending would occur through contracts that have already been awarded and projects already underway, or through "shovel-ready" efforts. The advocates say many of those projects have already been through the bid and vetting processes, and many, such as those relating to highway construction, will go through long-established funding channels between the federal government and the states.

The Council of Mayors has released a document detailing hundreds of municipal and public works projects it says fit that description. They include roadway projects, roof repairs, school renovations, playground equipment, Harley Davidson motorcycles for police, doorbells for housing and, for $600 million, an African American/ethnic heritage trail in Mississippi.

I wonder what kind of nightmare this trail would be like.