Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transit Advocacy

Transit Industry and State DOTs Agree: Senate Climate Bill Needs ‘Rewrite’

By Elana Schor | May 20, 2010 | No Comments

The transit industry’s leading D.C. lobbying outlet joined the umbrella group for state DOTs yesterday 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, […]

Times Columnist Wants a Regional Transit System, Mayor Agrees

By Damien Newton | May 14, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo:Eleets/Flickr Earlier this week, Streetsblog discussed a piece by Times’ Business Writer David Lazarus on the problems that Metro is facing with its funding. The piece was almost entirely opinion, and there was very little research besides Lazarus’ gut and experiences in the column. Despite that, Lazarus helped bring the debate over whether or not […]

White House Proposes Lowering Barriers to Rail, Airline Unionizing

By Elana Schor | May 10, 2010 | No Comments

Rail and airline employees would face lowered barriers to unionizing under a new rule announced today by the Obama administration that would put union elections for workers in both modes of transportation on an equal footing with other industries. Rail workers would have an easier path to unionizing under the new rule. (Photo: TreeHugger) The […]

Union Station a Hub of Activity Tomorrow…

By Dana Gabbard | May 7, 2010 | 4 Comments

Saturday May 8th Union Station and environs will be a whirl of transportation activism and fun activities. At 10 a.m. the Metro Special Board meeting in the Metro Board Room on the upcoming fare change will be held. It should be an interesting spectacle if nothing else as I noted in my previous commentary. Then […]

Obama Administration to Award $775M for Bus Transit Upgrades

By Elana Schor | May 4, 2010 | No Comments

The Obama administration plans to award $775 million in bus transit grants this summer, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) chief Peter Rogoff announced yesterday during a transit industry conference in Ohio. Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff (in hard hat) (Photo: WaPo) The bus grants are aimed at shoring up aging equipment and helping cash-strapped localities modernize […]

Jackson Joins Transit Unions to Rally for More Federal Operating Aid

By Elana Schor | Apr 27, 2010 | No Comments

Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, joined Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) for a similar transit-workers rally in New York City earlier this month. (Photo: Noah Kazis) "CONGRE$$ PLEASE HELP." "THINK BEFORE YOU CUT." "HANDS OFF OUR BUS OPERATORS." The messages were stark on Capitol Hill today as hundreds of transit workers gathered to protest the wave of […]

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