Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Earl Blumenauer

With a Big Crowd and Bipartisan Support, Bike Summit Gets Rolling

By Ben Goldman | Mar 21, 2012 | No Comments

The League of American Bicyclists welcomed a record crowd to the 2012 National Bike Summit this morning. Over 800 attendees filled the basement of the Grand Hyatt Metro Center in Washington to hear remarks from federal lawmakers and officials about the state of bike advocacy in America — so large a crowd that president Andy […]

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Blumenauer: Don’t Let American Streets Remain Unsafe Routes to School

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 16, 2012 | No Comments

Yesterday the House debated the GOP leadership’s oil drilling-with-a-side-of-highways bill, which may or may not survive the House floor. A lot of folks are upset about this proposal, which would eliminate dedicated federal funding for transit, biking, and walking, open up some of the country’s environmental treasures to oil drilling and delay infrastructure insolvency for […]

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Even the Godfather of Rail~Volution Wouldn’t Raise the Gas Tax Right Now

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 19, 2011 | No Comments

At Rail~Volution yesterday, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) — also known as the godfather of the “rail~volution” — said even he wouldn’t raise the gas tax right now. “We should make some adjustments to a gas tax that hasn’t increased since 1993,” Blumenauer said. “Half the people think the gas tax goes up every year.” He […]

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How Would Blumenauer’s New Commuter Benefit Proposal Work?

By Tanya Snyder | May 11, 2011 | No Comments

Source: Donald Shoup If you drive to work, you can get a $230 monthly parking benefit, subsidized by the federal government and paid through your employer. If you take transit, right now you can get up to $230 per month, but the cap may revert to $120 when the current transit benefit law expires at […]

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Voices From the Rail~Volution

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 25, 2010 | No Comments

Streetfilms was out in Portland at this year’s Rail~Volution conference, putting our finger on the pulse of the sustainable transportation world. We spoke to a healthy dose of this year’s attendees, including advocates, bloggers, planners, transit industry reps and members of transportation agencies across the country. Among those we heard from was Congressman Earl Blumenauer, […]

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House Approves Transpo Spending Bill After Stripping Out $ for Livability

By Noah Kazis | Jul 30, 2010 | No Comments

Congressmen Oberstar and Blumenauer, here speaking together at the 2007 Bike Summit, were on opposite sides of a dispute about increased funding for livability programs yesterday. Photo: Bike Portland The House of Representatives passed its 2011 appropriations bill for Transportation and Housing and Urban Development yesterday, significantly increasing the amount going to both highways and […]

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