Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Mariia Zimmerman

Livability and the GOP: A Conversation With HUD’s Mariia Zimmerman

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 23, 2010 | No Comments

Perhaps the Obama administration’s greatest contribution to building more livable, less traffic-choked communities has been the new partnership between three agencies — DOT, EPA, and HUD — which are helping towns and cities grow more sustainably, using strategies from brownfield redevelopment to the provision of affordable housing along transit corridors. The agencies have collaborated to […]

Ask the Candidates to Talk Transportation at Tomorrow’s Debate

By Ben Fried | Oct 14, 2008 | 2 Comments

Insert new question here. We’ve noted throughout this election season that transportation policy is something of a third rail in presidential politics. Gas prices and auto industry jobs are irresistible fodder for campaign promises, but even the candidate who has decent ideas about rail travel and bike infrastructure doesn’t mention transit on the stump. (The […]

Bush Admin Wants to Rob Transit to Pay for Highways

By Ben Fried | Feb 8, 2008 | 15 Comments

Construction projects like these additions to San Antonio’s I-410 may stop short without an infusion of cash. On Wednesday, Mobilizing the Region called attention to the Bush Administration’s proposed 2009 transportation budget. While New York City stands to get welcome earmarks for projects like the Second Avenue Subway, the big picture is more sobering. The […]