Recent Streetsblog LA posts about President Obama

Dems Release Stimulus Draft: $30B for Highways, $10B for Transit

By Ben Fried | Jan 15, 2009 | No Comments

Via Greater Greater Washington, the Huffington Post is reporting that House Democrats have released a draft summary of an economic stimulus bill, and at first blush there’s little for green transportation advocates to cheer. $30 billion is slated for highways, $10 billion for transit — a marginal improvement over the longstanding 80/20 split in federal […]

$2 Billion for Bicycling in Stimulus Package?

By Ben Fried | Jan 14, 2009 | 4 Comments

Earl Blumenauer. Photo: New York Times The most tantalizing tidbit in today’s Times profile of Earl Blumenauer comes from fellow cycling Congressman James Oberstar: With an eye on the potential stimulus package, cycling advocates "have compiled a list of $2 billion of projects that can be under construction in 90 days," Mr. Oberstar said, adding […]

California, Los Angeles, and the Stimulus

By Damien Newton | Jan 9, 2009 | No Comments

With news out of Washington that the Obama administration’s federal stimulus plan isn’t going to be passed anytime in the next couple of weeks, our state and local political leaders now have the time to re-think their stimulus lists while the political drama unfolds in Washington, D.C. At the state level, CALPIRG took its shot […]

Tell Congress: Don’t Waste Money on Highway Expansion

By Ben Fried | Jan 8, 2009 | 1 Comment

States should know better than to funnel more money into road expansion at the expense of maintenance. With President-elect Obama back in Washington, action is heating up again around the economic recovery package, which could total up to $850 billion over the next two years. As much as $100 billion may be at stake for […]

Gov. Writes to Obama: Stimulate Economy by Undercutting NEPA

By Damien Newton | Jan 7, 2009 | 6 Comments

Villaraigosa, Schwarzenegger and Other Leaders Celebrate Opening of 101-405 Interchange Yesterday, Governor Schwarzenegger released a letter he wrote to President-Elect Obama asking the incoming president to make some policy changes that would help stimulate the economy. Anyone that’s felt that we’re to hard on the Governor may change their mind when they read some of […]

Same.gov: A Transpo Secretary Who’s Hard to Believe In

By Damien Newton | Dec 18, 2008 | 4 Comments

On Monday, Obama announced his "green dream team." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wasn’t there. We’ve been calling around to Congressional staffers, advocates and insiders to get a better sense of what Obama’s appointment of Ray LaHood as transportation secretary means for those pushing for sustainable transport, smart growth, livable streets. While no one is giving […]

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