Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Barbara Boxer

Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation?

By Aaron Naparstek | May 6, 2009 | 3 Comments

Behind the scenes, we’re hearing a lot of sustainable transportation advocates sounding alarms over California Senator Barbara Boxer these days. As chair of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee, Boxer is going to play a critical role in this year’s federal transportation funding effort. Environmentalists want to see transportation policies and funding formulas that […]

Senate’s $50 Billion Highway Giveaway Nearly Dead

By Matthew Roth | Feb 5, 2009 | No Comments

The Inhofe/Boxer stimulus bill amendment for $50 billion in additional infrastructure funds appears to be dead, with official word expected soon from Senator Harry Reid’s office. Sources close to the negotiations say that at least five Democratic Senators were not going to support the amendment if transit and water provisions weren’t improved, while Senate Republicans […]

Boxer/Inhofe Ammendment: Better, But Not Good Enough

By Matthew Roth | Feb 5, 2009 | No Comments

A draft of the Boxer/Inhofe amendment just came over the transom from a source in DC close to the negotiations (PDF). This is a draft from yesterday and negotiations are ongoing, so expect changes. Specifically, enviros are trying to get a "green screen" put in place, so that USDOT can pick from the priority projects […]

Boxer’s Stimulus Saga Rolls On

By Matthew Roth | Feb 4, 2009 | 3 Comments

Boxer no stranger to new freeways Environmental groups in DC are guardedly optimistic that yesterday’s barrage of phone calls and emails to Senator Boxer and company urging them not to write a $50 billion blank check for the highway lobby has not been in vain. Boxer did not introduce the feared highway amendment yesterday and […]

Call Senator Boxer Right Now…

By Matthew Roth | Feb 3, 2009 | 3 Comments

Barbara Boxer and infamous global warming denier James Inhofe will present an amendment to the Senate stimulus plan that could funnel as much as $50 billion in additional funding to highways, Streetsblog has learned. Friends of the Earth tells us that Boxer’s staff confirmed she will introduce the amendment, which could bring the total for […]