Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Henry Waxman

Waxman’s Climate Bill Includes ‘Complete Streets’ But Not CLEAN TEA

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2009 | No Comments

Energy and Commerce Committee, has just struck a deal on his long-awaited climate change bill — and though the agreement makes a number of concessions to polluters, it also takes a step forward towards popularizing the cause of "complete streets". House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA). Photo: pbs.org. The House climate bill […]

Waxman’s Climate Change Bill Good for Green Transportation

By Ben Fried | Apr 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

At the end of March, representatives Henry Waxman and Ed Markey introduced an ambitious federal climate bill. This is the real deal — the legislative centerpiece of President Obama’s effort to combat global warming. Transportation contributes about a third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., so any climate bill will have to green […]

Waxman on Stimulus Conference Committee, Call Now

By Damien Newton | Feb 11, 2009 | 2 Comments

The fight to preserve and expand funding for bicycle, pedestrian and transit projects in the federal stimulus package isn’t over just yet. Because the Senate and House of Representatives didn’t pass identical bills, the two sides will each send five members to a conference committee to hammer out the differences before it is signed by […]