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House Dems Agree: Climate Bill Can Help Pay for Greener Transportation

By Elana Schor | Jun 24, 2009 | No Comments

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Tuesday struck a deal ahead of Friday’s make-or-break vote on climate change legislation to give greener transportation a place at the table. The climate bill gives the states 10 percent of its carbon emissions allowances, the total worth of which is projected to hit $70 billion by […]

Carnahan Steps Up Push for Federal Help With Transit Operating

By Elana Schor | Jun 11, 2009 | 3 Comments

While lawmakers maneuver to fill local transit agencies’ operating budget gaps with economic stimulus cash, Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) is taking it a step further with a proposal that would make federal operating aid permanent — and use it as an incentive to spur more state-level funding as well as emissions reductions. Rep. Russ Carnahan […]

National Complete Streets Bill Back in Play

By Ben Fried | Mar 12, 2009 | 3 Comments

There’s a new Complete Streets Act pending in both chambers of Congress, and it needs co-sponsors. The bill would require federally-funded road projects to meet the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders — not just drivers. To ask your representatives to sign on as co-sponsors, head over to Transportation for America’s e-campaign. Sacramento representative […]

Federal Complete Streets Legislation Gains Momentum

By Damien Newton | May 2, 2008 | 5 Comments

Complete streets advocates received a double dose of good news this week from Washington, D.C. For the first time ever, complete streets legislation is now introduced in both chambers of Congress, after the Safe and Complete Streets Act was introduced in the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, the Senate version of the bill received its first […]