Month: November 2010

This is a big moment for transportation reform. Today at the polls, voters will re-shape Congress just as the Obama administration is getting ready to make its push for infrastructure investment. In key states -- including Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Florida, Texas, Maryland, Colorado, and Tennessee -- governor races will influence the future of passenger rail, smart growth, and complete streets. Then there are dozens of ballot initiatives, scattered across the country, that will make an indelible impact on sustainable transportation at the state and local level.

More headlines at Streetsblog Capitol Hill

Big Ticket

Via the League of American Bicyclists, new information is out about how much the feds are spending on bike-ped projects. While federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects is down a bit from last year's all-time high, it still comes in at more than a billion dollars. A third of the money is from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which begs the question of what will happen to bike-ped funding once the stimulus funds dry up. We got some somber foreshadowing last week of what could happen to bike-ped funding if Republicans cut the transportation bill to the "core program."

Would a major change to the national gas tax stand a chance after tomorrow's election?

(editor's note: Nope, I wasn't there this month.  This is all second-hand reporting.  Alex de Cordoba did attend the mass and offers a report on the ride and thoughts on how it can move forward at The Engaged Observer. - DN)

Tuesday - Do you like Critical Mass?  I know you do.  Do you like riding with the LAPD?  Well, I'm not so sure about that.  For denizens of the Valley the alternate Critical Mass known as "San Fernando Valley Critical Mass" leaves the Victory/Woodley Orange Line Station at 8:00 P.M.  It's a good time.  For more information, click here.