Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about James Oberstar

Oberstar’s New Transportation Bill: Get the Highlights

By Elana Schor | Jun 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), the House transportation committee chairman, is set to brief reporters this afternoon on his $450 billion, six-year federal transportation bill — which he plans to pursue regardless of the Obama administration’s push for an 18-month extension of existing law. House Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) has a brewing battle with […]

LaHood Asks for 18-Month Extension of Four-Year-Old Transpo Law

By Elana Schor | Jun 17, 2009 | 5 Comments

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is asking Congress to extend the existing federal transportation law for 18 months, averting the coming insolvency of the nation’s highway trust fund while putting off broad-based transport reform for as long as the Bush administration did in the days surrounding the 2004 election. Photo: AP LaHood’s request comes at an […]

Oberstar to Release Transportation Outline on Wednesday

By Elana Schor | Jun 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

Jim Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will release a "white paper" on his plans for the upcoming federal reauthorization bill in a press conference on Wednesday. It’s important to note that the paper will serve as an outline — legislative language is expected to emerge later. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill’s bet […]

When Will Oberstar’s Transportation Bill Drop? Place Your Bets Now

By Elana Schor | Jun 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

At first it was slated to emerge by June 1. Then its release was said to slip to this week. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) now plans to release his version of the six-year federal transportation bill by the end of the month, with a full House vote unlikely to come […]

Coming Attraction: Teasers From Oberstar’s Transpo Bill Outline

By Sarah Goodyear | May 12, 2009 | No Comments

Rep. Jim Oberstar at the 2007 National Bike Summit. Photo by Bike Portland via Flickr. The details of Rep. Jim Oberstar’s plans for the next federal transportation bill are starting to come into focus. Last Friday, The Infrastructurist ran an item about a document on the subject that has made its way into the public […]

LaHood to Bike Advocates: U.S. DOT Will Be Your “Full Partner”

By Ben Fried | Mar 11, 2009 | 6 Comments

BikePortland‘s Jonathan Maus is down in D.C. today for the National Bike Summit, where Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gave the opening address this morning. From Maus’s recap: Photo: Jonathan Maus At the outset of his remarks, he said, “I want all of you to know you have a full partner at the US DOT in […]

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