Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Earl Blumenauer

A Very Special Talking Headways Podcast: Chatting with Rep. Earl Blumenauer

By Jeff Wood | Nov 20, 2022 | No Comments

This week, we sit down with Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon’s Third District at the Rail~Volution conference in Miami. We chat about the one-year anniversary of the infrastructure bill, where we’re at with Vision Zero, the coming Farm Bill, and the important connections between housing, transportation, and health.

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Earl Blumenauer Introduces Vision Zero Bill in House

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments

U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer has introduced legislation in the House that would help cities establish Vision Zero policies aimed at eliminating traffic deaths, reports Jonathan Maus at Bike Portland. “Something has to change," Blumenauer said. "We have to do better and finally treat this public health crisis."

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Concrete Proposals for Raising Gas Tax Finally on the Table

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 3, 2013 | No Comments

After a lot of vague talk about transportation revenues since the passage of MAP-21 — “everything is on the table” and “we need to think outside the box” — real proposals are finally being presented. A few months ago, House Transportation Committee Chair Bill Shuster told me, “The surest way to kill something is to […]

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Blumenauer, Bipartisan Co-Sponsors Set Out to Improve Street Safety Metrics

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 15, 2013 | No Comments

After a long period of inaction on Capitol Hill, the wheels are beginning to turn again. Lawmakers introduced not one but two good transportation-related bills yesterday: one that aims to improve the safety of walking and biking and one that would establish a national infrastructure bank. We’ll get into the infrastructure bank bill in a […]

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Lawmakers Push to Permanently Upgrade Transit’s Second-Class Tax Benefit

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 10, 2013 | No Comments

While the rest of the Capitol prepared for President Obama’s visit to lobby members of Congress on Syria military strikes, three lawmakers gathered under the hot sun with transit advocates to push for a more bread-and-butter issue: tax benefits for transit riders. For years, car commuters could claim up to $240 per month in tax-free […]

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New Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Federal Investment in Bike-Ped

By Ben Goldman | May 9, 2012 | No Comments

At a press conference outside the Capitol this morning, where gusty winds nearly carried off the visual aids (if it weren’t for a few diligent supporters), bicycle advocates joined members of Congress to unveil the results of a new survey about federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. The telephone poll of 1,003 Americans, commissioned […]

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