Month: November 2010
Streetsblog LA
What Does It Take to Win a Planning Grant From the Feds?
Reconnecting America has crunched the numbers on which projects won planning grants from the feds last month. Planning awards were announced through three programs: Sustainable Communities Regional Planning (SCRPG), Community Challenge, and TIGER II.
November 11, 2010
U.S. Trade Deficit Joined at the Hip to U.S. Oil Dependence
When it comes to our ongoing economic crisis, you don't have to look too far to find connections to America's oil addiction.
November 11, 2010
Measure R Dollars at Work: Massive Widening for I-5 Near Santa Clarita
As Streetsblog has been documenting, there has been a heavy cost to Measure R beyond a half cent increase to the county sales tax.
November 10, 2010
Could a Coal-n-Highways Dem Take Oberstar’s Place on Transpo Committee?
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) is reportedly angling for the top Democratic seat on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the House. Had Jim Oberstar survived the election, he would have given up the chair and become the ranking member.
November 10, 2010
New Petition: Mayor Villaraigosa, We Need a National Seach for LADOT GM
Who's going to replace Rita Robinson as head of LADOT?
November 10, 2010
Driven to the Poorhouse: How Car Title Lenders Prey on Americans
The cheerful come-ons seem more cheesy than sleazy -- “Looking for a New Way to Borrow?” “Apply Now-Get Cash Today!” “Go From $0 to Cash in Less Than an Hour” -- but these are not the friendly offers of local diversified banks. They are the insidious pitches of companies that do one thing very well: make car title loans to Americans desperate for cash.
November 10, 2010
A Promising Start for Minneapolis Bike-Sharing
The early data is in on one of the country's pioneering bike-sharing systems, and it brings some encouraging news.
November 10, 2010
Just How Lame Will This Lame Duck Be?
The GOP has named the 22 members of its transition team and it's ready to get to work. Don't expect the work for these lawmakers to include any actual law-making, though. Not till January, anyway.
November 10, 2010