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Transportation Policy

November 2009
Fri 20: Just How Regressive is America’s Federal Housing Policy? 2
Tue 10: Grassley: ‘Two or Three Other’ Republicans Open to Climate Change Deal 0
Thu 5: CNU Transportation Project Raises Bar on Planning for Livable Cities 0
Tue 3: The Senate Climate Bill Reaches a First Milestone Today — Maybe 0
Mon 2: Is America Subsidizing Sprawl? 1
October 2009
Wed 28: Transportation Policy Becomes the Proverbial Tree Falling in the Forest 0
Wed 28: At Senate Climate Hearings, Lots of Transport Talk and All Eyes on Baucus 0
Mon 26: GOP Senators Protest Evaluating the Climate Impacts of Transport Projects 0
Mon 26: Senate Climate Bill Triples the House’s Investments in Clean Transportation 1
Wed 14: CNU Summit to Focus on Reforming Transportation, Planning Principles 0
Mon 5: Congress’ Transport Impasse Hits States — and Not Just Their Road Funds 2
September 2009
Wed 23: Review of Mobility 21 Conference 3
Thu 17: Warner Scores a (Small) Win for White House’s Transportation Agenda 0
Wed 16: New Investigation Finds 2,100 Transport Lobbyists Working the System 0
Thu 10: Consensus on National Transport Goals Still Eludes Industry Pros 5
Wed 9: How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute? 3
Tue 8: Compromise or Concession: It's Not Just for Healthcare 0
Thu 3: Feds Still Forcing Transit Agencies to Bow to Private Charter Buses 3
August 2009
Fri 7: Electrified Transportation’s Big Week in Washington 1
July 2009
Wed 1: Court Orders California to Stop Robbing Transit (Updated) 4
Wed 1: Cities See Population Gains — But What About Political Power? 0
June 2009
Mon 29: Calpirg, Smart Growth America Slam State Stimulus Spending 6
Tue 16: GOP’s New Attack on Health Care Reform Bill: It Promotes Walking! 2
Mon 15: AARP Sends Its Transportation Priorities to Congress 0
Thu 4: LaHood Vows to Avert Federal Transpo Bankruptcy and Pay For It 0
Thu 4: Transit Planners to Congress: Please Figure Out How to Fund Us 1
Mon 1: Solve the Congestion Crisis And Win $50,000 6
May 2009
Fri 29: Polly Trottenberg Tapped For Senior U.S. DOT Spot 1
Thu 28: Metro Sort of Passes Budget, Punts on Ansaldo Breda, Insults Public 21
Wed 20: Metro in 2010: More Rail, BRT and Highways. Less Bus Service 21
Tue 19: Congress Reluctant to Shine Light on Transportation Earmarks 0
Wed 13: A Federal Transportation Bill is Coming… But When? 0
Wed 6: Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation? 3
April 2009
Tue 21: New Video Series Tells the Story of Sprawl 0
Fri 17: California Transit Association Recommends Long-Term Funding Ideas 1
Tue 14: Obama Falls Prey to Ribbon-Cutting Syndrome 0
Thu 9: “Do as We Say, Not as We Do” = No Model for Sustainability 2
March 2009
Tue 31: California is Setting the Stage for a Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled 9
Mon 30: Back to the Grid, Part 2: John Norquist on Reclaiming American Cities 0
Thu 26: Back to the Grid: John Norquist on How to Fix National Transpo Policy 2
Wed 25: AARP Joins Campaign to Reform National Transpo Policy 0
Thu 19: USDOT Takes Community Focus with Them on the Road 0
Tue 10: CALPIRG: Don't Waste the Stimulus on Highway Expansion 2
Tue 3: A Very Astute Critique of Highways by an Editor of The Weekly Standard 7
February 2009
Fri 20: Meet the New White House Director of Urban Affairs 0
Wed 18: Hope Springs Eternal for American Transpo Policy 0
Tue 10: Obama: The Days of “Building Sprawl Forever” Are Over 3
Wed 4: Forbes: Commute for Angelenos Is Getting Better 0
Tue 3: Call Senator Boxer Right Now... 3
Mon 2: Is City Getting Serious about Rand's Traffic Reccomendations? 1
January 2009
Mon 12: LA Times: State Should Act to Save Transit Funding 3
December 2008
Mon 22: Tell the Mayor That You Want Better Transportation 5
Thu 18: Same.gov: A Transpo Secretary Who’s Hard to Believe In 4
Wed 17: Expansion of I-710, One of Worst Highway Projects in the Country 5
Wed 17: Why Stimulus Money Should Go to Cities, Not States 2
Mon 15: Stimulus Package on Track to Perpetuate Transpo Status Quo 0
Tue 9: City Making Its List for Obama Stimulus 6
Thu 4: Uncertainty About Federal and State Funds Tempers Measure R Enthusiasm 9
Wed 3: How to Build a Better Infrastructure Plan 1
Tue 2: Tell the Highway Lobby About '09 Transpo Spending 0
November 2008
Fri 21: Big Bike Meeting Today 4
Thu 20: Waxman Defeats Dingell for Energy Committee Chair 1
Mon 17: GM's Ransom Note to America 3
Fri 14: Obama Names Transportation Team 4
Thu 13: Urbama Admin? Prez-Elect ‘The Real Deal’ Says Metro Policy Guru 1
Wed 12: Obama Wants Car Czar to Accompany Big Three Aid 0
Tue 11: LA's Congressman Waxman Eyeing Energy Committee Chair 0
Mon 10: Pelosi, Reid and Emanuel Push for Carmaker Bailout 3
Mon 10: Share Your National Vision With the President-Elect 0
Fri 7: Bike-Hating Rep. Patrick McHenry Fends Off Challenger 6
Thu 6: With Election Over, It's Time To Focus on Federal Transportation Policy 5
Tue 4: Letters to David Brooks: Yes to Infrastructure, No to Highways 0
Tue 4: On Election Day, Reading the Transportation TEA Leaves 0
Mon 3: Newt Gingrich: I Vant to Suck Your Oil 1
October 2008
Fri 31: It's Official, City Council Reorganizes Bike Advisory Committee 1
Fri 24: Shaping the 2009 Transpo Debate: Rockefeller Foundation’s Nick Turner 1
Wed 15: Transportation for America Launches Legislative Campaign 0
Tue 14: James Oberstar on the Future of U.S. Transportation Funding 0
Tue 7: Amtrak Bill Clears the Way for Bike-Friendly Trains 1
Mon 6: The Bailout: Won't Someone Please Think of the Car Dealers? 2
Thu 2: Bailout Bill Includes Bike Commuting Benefit 6
September 2008
Fri 26: Where They Stand: Obama and McCain on Transportation 5
Thu 18: Brookings: Feds Should Stop Giving Transit Projects the Run-Around 0
Wed 17: California's Senators Want Better Signals for Rail Safety 0
Mon 15: Urbanism: Not Just for Lefties 0
Tue 9: U.S. Senate Getting Serious About Transit Stimulus 0
Fri 5: Metro Leaders Talk Freight, Funding at Boxer Hearing on Federal Policy 3
Wed 3: Sarah Palin, Transit Advocate? 2
August 2008
Fri 29: How Do We Make Clean Transportation Part of the National Discussion? 1
Thu 28: From Denver: Dems Discuss Funding Woes; Biden Says "Amtrak" 1
Tue 26: Obama Builds Rail Cred With Biden Pick 0
Fri 22: Who Loves Traffic? Dan and the Highway Lobby 0
Fri 15: Transit Stimulus Bill Needs Co-Sponsors in Senate 0
Wed 13: McCain Impressed by US Trains, So Long as They Don't Stay in US 0
Mon 11: Ad Nauseam: Pocket 1
Thu 7: Obama's Energy Platform Has a (Small) Livable Streets Platform 0
Thu 7: State Complete Streets Bill Heading to a Final Vote Next Week 2
Wed 6: Energy Policy Straight Talk From Elizabeth Kolbert 1
Wed 6: Times Editorial Shows Who's Holding up the Sales Tax in Sacramento 2
Tue 5: Hillary Clinton Introduces Senate Version of Transit Relief Bill 0
Fri 1: Reasons Why You Should Vote for Metro's Sales Tax 16
July 2008
Thu 31: House Bill Makes Connection Between Transit Funding and Gas Price Relief 0
Tue 29: The U.S. Wants to "Borrow" From Transit to Pay for Highways 2
Fri 25: $36,000,000,000 for Corn. $0 for Transit. 1
Thu 24: How to Ease Pain at the Pump Without Deepening Oil Dependence 1
Tue 22: Highway Funding: The Last Bastion of Socialism in America 1
Thu 17: Rising Demand for Transit Could Be a "Turning Point" 0
Thu 17: Rising Fuel Costs and Ridership Strain Local Transit Systems Nationwide 0