The Stimulus Bill: Time to Start Following the Money
Now that the president has signed the stimulus bill, members of the Streetsblog Network have thrown themselves into the task of trying to figure out where all that money is going. To that end, we’re featuring Transportation for America‘s “Full Summary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009”, a handy roundup of the … Continued
February 18, 2009
Will Cities Get Some of the Stimulus Money?
So the wheeling and dealing over the stimulus bill is done, and the spending, presumably, is soon to begin. Members of the Streetsblog Network are looking at what it means for their communities.
February 17, 2009
The Challenges in Getting Transit Funded
One of the most unusual members of the Streetsblog Network is the Santa Rosa CityBus blog, written by staffers from the municipal bus system in that Northern California city and "intended
to highlight for the public some of the activities, efforts and
challenges of operating a bus system in a mid-size California city."
It's a laudable -- and rare -- effort by a transit agency to create
some accountability and transparency for riders.
February 13, 2009
Transit and Bikes: Meant for Each Other
Too often, in the struggle for meager financial resources, progressive transportation advocates can become divided -- and the division sometimes leaves bicyclists on one side and transit boosters on the other. Today, Streetsblog Network member blog Cyclelicious makes the case that not only do bikes need transit, transit needs bikes to increase efficiency and ridership, giving the example of Caltrain in the Bay Area.
February 12, 2009
An Attempt to Create Empathy in Drivers
One of the issues that continually bedevils the members of the Streetsblog Network is how to get drivers to slow down and pay attention.
February 11, 2009
Meet the New AASHTO?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, member blog Beyond DC has a question: "Where is the old AASHTO and what have you done with them?"
February 10, 2009
Streetsblog.net Contrarian Thinking: Against Transportation
As the two chambers of the Congress haggle over the stimulus plan (see The Transport Politic's
handy comparison of transpo-related spending in the House and Senate
bills), we'll take a moment to step back and look at the bigger
picture, courtesy of Streetsblog Network member blog Where. They have a post entitled "Against Transportation" that poses these questions:
February 9, 2009
Columbus and Its Mall: This Marriage Can’t Be Saved
The New York Times
published an article a few days ago on the waning of the American mall,
presenting the nation's relationship to its shopping centers -- and the
rampant consumerism that relationship represents -- as a troubled
marriage:
February 6, 2009
What Does Profitability Mean for Transit?
Today on the Streetsblog Network, we're featuring a post from The Transport Politic, in which he takes up a discussion with Cap'n Transit about what constitutes profitability for a transit system:
February 5, 2009
Senate Stimulus Action Leaves the Network Cold
Last week, the Streetsblog Network was tentatively hopeful about the way the stimulus package was shaping up in the House, as members of that body voted to approve an amendment from Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, to add $3 billion for transit.
February 4, 2009