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Congress Sending Wrong Signals to State DOTs in Stimulus Draft
Gary Toth is director of Project for Public Spaces' transportation program and an influential voice for transportation as a tool for making communities more livable.
In this piece he tells us how state DOTs are taking cues from
Washington as the stimulus bill takes shape. It's going to be more of
the same unless Congress starts sending different signals --
immediately. The names of DOTs have been altered (State DOT A, State
DOT B) to protect the identity of sources. Check out PPS's social network site for more from Gary.
January 22, 2009
Did Team Obama Gut Transit Funds From the Stimulus Package?
Reporting on last week's stimulus letdown
-- when a proposal by US Rep. James Oberstar's Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee for $17 billion in mass transit spending was
slashed by the Appropriations Committee, while $30 billion in proposed
allocations for roads and bridges remained the same -- Grist got word that the then-incoming Obama administration may have had a hand in paring down the transportation package.
January 21, 2009
The Last Thing This Nation Needs…
I hate to nitpick at an outstanding and historic speech but it's
January 21 and time to start talking about the stimulus bill, so, well,
I'll let James Howard Kunstler do the nitpicking...
January 21, 2009
The Inauguration Transportation Plan as Demonstration Project
Inauguration parade rehearsal. Photo: Travir/Flickr As many as four million people are expected to descend on the National Mall today for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th President. Contending with that mass of humanity has left officials with no choice but to implement temporary policies to get people in and out of … Continued
January 20, 2009
Dems Release Stimulus Draft: $30B for Highways, $10B for Transit
Via Greater Greater Washington, the Huffington Post is reporting that House Democrats have released a draft summary of an economic stimulus bill, and at first blush there's little for green transportation advocates to cheer. $30 billion is slated for highways, $10 billion for transit -- a marginal improvement over the longstanding 80/20 split in federal funding. Check after the jump for more details.
January 15, 2009
Tell Congress: Don’t Waste Money on Highway Expansion
With President-elect Obama back in Washington, action is heating up again
around the economic recovery package, which could total up to $850
billion over the next two years. As much as $100 billion may be at
stake for transportation projects. How will it be spent? The
information that continues to trickle out of state departments of
transportation is troubling. With a few exceptions, they are asking
mainly to fund roadway expansion projects that would worsen traffic,
pollution, and oil dependency, at the expense of transit, bike, and
pedestrian infrastructure.
January 8, 2009
Gov. Writes to Obama: Stimulate Economy by Undercutting NEPA
Villaraigosa, Schwarzenegger and Other Leaders Celebrate Opening of 101-405 Interchange
January 7, 2009
Same.gov: A Transpo Secretary Who’s Hard to Believe In
On Monday, Obama announced his "green dream team." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wasn't there.
December 18, 2008