Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Maryland Senator Ben Cardin: America Needs Transit, Now

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2008 | 4 Comments

The $1.7 billion in public transportation funding promised by the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act would be a step in the right direction, but it pales in comparison to what might have been. The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act — the cap-and-trade bill that died in the Senate last month — would have brought 100 […]

House Passes Bill to Boost Transit Funding, Includes $237M for NYC

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2008 | 2 Comments

With transit ridership up across the country, Congress may finally be taking notice. Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008. Sponsored by Minnesota Democrat James Oberstar, the bill would allocate $1.7 billion in grants to public transportation over the next two years. The grants would help […]

Georgia Governor Comes Around on Commuter Rail

By Brad Aaron | Jun 20, 2008 | 17 Comments

Display of Georgia progress at the Welcome Center on I-85, near the South Carolina border Big news out of Georgia. Governor Sonny Perdue, who in the past would have been about as likely to advocate for transit as to take his iced tea without sugar, is suddenly interested in commuter rail links between Atlanta and […]

Carfree Cities Conference Kicks Off in Portland

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2008 | 4 Comments

The World Carfree Network’s Towards Carfree Cities conference is underway in Portland, Oregon this week. Now in its eight year, it’s the first time the event has come to North America. Streetsblog EIC Aaron Naparstek made the trip, along with others from The Open Planning Project Livable Streets crew. TOPP’s Nick Grossman is live-blogging the […]

Obama Calls for Investment in Regional Intercity Rail

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2008 | 13 Comments

We noted yesterday that Barack Obama has promised to direct more federal funds to bike-ped infrastructure if elected. Now comes word that the Illinois Senator is going public with his support for a regional rail network linking midwestern cities, an idea he had floated quietly during the Democratic primary campaign. In a major address on […]

Obama: I’ll Boost Funds for Bike-Ped Projects If Elected

By Ben Fried | Jun 16, 2008 | 14 Comments

Barack Obama riding with his family last week. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama addressed bicycle advocates and industry leaders at a Chicago fundraiser on Thursday, lending more weight to the pro-bike comments he delivered in Portland, Oregon last month. Industry mag Bicycle Retailer has the scoop: Barack Obama, in a private 20-minute meeting with […]

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