Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Election 2008

Before You Vote Today…Check Out Biking in LA

By Damien Newton | Mar 24, 2009 | No Comments

What, you didn’t know there was an election today? Well, not all of Los Angeles has the chance to vote, just those in the 26th District where a group of candidates are vying to replace Mark Ridley-Thomas who is now sits on the County Board of Supervisors. While Assemblyman Curren Price is considered to be […]

Bike-Hating Rep. Patrick McHenry Fends Off Challenger

By Damien Newton | Nov 7, 2008 | 6 Comments

Congresswoman-elect Kathy Dahlkemper overcame ridicule for her "wacky" notion that Pennsylvanians should try walking and cycling. But down in western North Carolina, voters returned Rep. Patrick McHenry — shown here mocking, and misrepresenting, the federal bike commuter tax benefit — to Washington. Though his state also went for Barack Obama, the outspoken conservative Republican defeated […]

Ped-Bike Mockery Flops for 7-Term House Incumbent

By Ben Fried | Nov 5, 2008 | 3 Comments

The National Republican Congressional Committee ran this ad against Democratic challenger Kathy Dahlkemper in the race for Pennsylvania’s third congressional district. It hits a few Gingrichian notes on how to address the country’s energy problems before the announcer tells us incredulously: Dahlkemper’s wacky solution? She said we should make personal sacrifices, such as walking places […]

Did Last Night End Urban v. Rural Campaigns?

By Ben Fried | Nov 5, 2008 | 2 Comments

Writing for Citiwire, Brookings fellow Robert Lang asks whether the 2008 presidential contest might be the last one to openly pit rural and exurban voters against cities, which are increasingly aligned politically with inner suburbs. Lang says it depends on whether Republicans will again feel confident running the type of campaign that mocks community organizers […]

Election Wrap-Up: 1A, R, DD and EE Pass. Hilton and Measure T Go Down.

By Damien Newton | Nov 5, 2008 | 9 Comments

Voters in North Hollywood Wait to Vote Yesterday It was a late night for those waiting for results on Metro’s transit tax proposal and the bonding proposition that would fund a high-speed rail proposition for a line between San Francisco and San Diego. In the end, transit advocates got good news as both measures just […]

On Election Day, Reading the Transportation TEA Leaves

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2008 | No Comments

Though we found plenty of fodder this election season, transportation policy never emerged as a consistent talking point in the presidential race. This is more than a little surprising, considering the sad state of American infrastructure and the importance of same to this country’s economic and strategic well-being. Then again, what kind of dialogue can […]

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