Recent Streetsblog LA posts about John Mica

The Mica Bill: Good for 30/10, Bad for Everyone Else. How Will Boxer Respond?

By Damien Newton | Jul 12, 2011 | 1 Comment

Much has been made of the proposal to reauthorize the Federal Transportation Trust Fund that was submitted by Republican Congressman John Mica last week. The Mica Bill has been criticized by Democrats who feel left out of the proposal, advocates for green transportation options who bristle at the proposed elimination of the bicycle and pedestrian […]

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Experts Agree: Six-Year Transportation Bill Won’t Pass This Year

By Tanya Snyder | May 23, 2011 | No Comments

At times in this whole reauthorization process, it’s been hard to see the way forward. House Republicans refuse to deficit-spend their way out of the funding conundrum, and Democrats haven’t gotten behind a coherent plan to come up with more revenues, though they’re still arguing for a bigger bill. Still, I’ve been reporting on the […]

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Strange Bedfellows Unite for Infrastructure Investment, Financing Tools

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 31, 2011 | No Comments

The “Tom and Rich Show” continued on Capitol Hill yesterday. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue and AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka joined up for yet another event to show that business and labor, which don’t agree on anything, agree on a major infusion of federal investment for infrastructure. They weren’t the only strange bedfellows there. […]

“Grab a Hold of Your Shorts”: Mica and LaHood Talk Transportation Bill

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 16, 2011 | No Comments

This morning, House Transportation Committee Chair John Mica told transit professionals gathered at the American Public Transportation Association’s legislative conference that he’s still hoping to pass a bill out of the House by May in order to get it signed before September 30, when the current extension of SAFETEA-LU expires. “It’ll be very difficult after […]

The Federal Transportation Bill Is a Health Care Bill

By Richard J. Jackson | Mar 3, 2011 | 5 Comments

Dr. Richard J. Jackson is Professor and Chair of Environmental Health Science in the UCLA School of Public Health. We’re happy to host opinion pieces from academic and other community leaders. Contact damien@streetsblog.org if you’re interested. On February 23, Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative John Mica held a congressional hearing here in Los Angeles to […]

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Mica on the Next Transportation Bill: Size Matters

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 2, 2011 | No Comments

We caught up with Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair John Mica today and asked him about the reauthorization of the federal transportation bill. Streetsblog: First, I wanted to ask you what your thoughts are about the size of the six-year bill? John Mica: Size matters. (Long pause, Mica laughs.) SB: Any guesses? Would it be […]

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