Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Transportation Policy

Could a New Kind of Fuel Tax Help Break the Senate Climate Deadlock?

By Elana Schor | Mar 2, 2010 | No Comments

Even before the Senate environment panel pushed through a GOP protest to approve its climate change bill, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), and John Kerry (D-MA) were working behind the scenes on a so-called "tripartisan" plan that can win enough votes in Congress’ upper chamber to make nationwide emissions cuts a reality. (from […]

Federal Transportation Law Expired Over the Weekend: What’s Next?

By Elana Schor | Mar 1, 2010 | 1 Comment

A new month begins today without rules in place to govern federal transportation programs, thanks to an objection by Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) to quick approval of a short-term extension of existing law. The Natchez Trace Parkway, where trail construction is set to stall today thanks to inaction on federal transport law. (Photo: TheFunTimesGuide.com) The […]

Deja Vu Again: One-Man Senate Filibuster Imperils Federal Transport Law

By Elana Schor | Feb 26, 2010 | No Comments

A familiar script for Washington infrastructure watchers began to unfold last night on the Senate floor, as House-side resistance to a 10-month extension of existing federal transportation law prompted Democratic leaders to seek a quick deal on a one-month stopgap — the fourth such short-term move in six months. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) (Photo: CNN) […]

Report: Obama’s 2011 Budget Leaves Cities in a Fiscal Hole of $16B-Plus

By Elana Schor | Feb 25, 2010 | No Comments

(Chart: National League of Cities) The White House’s proposed budget for 2011 would direct $2.8 billion to its biggest-ticket urban aid programs, even as American city governments face estimated budget shortfalls of at least $19 billion next year, according to a report released today by the nonpartisan Drum Major Institute (DMI). The report compares urban […]

Advocates Make the Case for More Federal Funding for Southern California Transit and Bikeways

By Damien Newton | Feb 19, 2010 | 19 Comments

Flanked by advocates, Denny Zane of Move L.A. leads this morning’s rally. For more photos, visit LA Streetsblog/Flickr Before the kickoff of the "Transportation Reauthorization Outreach Tour," this morning at the Metro Board Room in Downtown Los Angeles, a diverse collection of advocates made the case that the federal dollars that have recently alluded clean […]

Freight Rail, Streetcars Are Tops in Stimulus’ TIGER Chase

By Elana Schor | Feb 17, 2010 | 5 Comments

The Obama administration today announced the winners of $1.5 billion stimulus in highly competitive stimulus grants under the program known as Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER. Southeastern and midwestern freight rail projects were the day’s biggest winners, with urban streetcar projects also making a big splash. Freight rail in Chicago, where the CREATE […]

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