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Streetsblog New York City stories from Elana Schor

• 2009

• Nov 05: Boxer Okays Senate Climate Bill, Without Amendments or GOP 0
• Nov 04: Congress Set to Double the Size of Sprawl-Centric Home Buyer’s Tax Credit 11
• Nov 03: Buffett’s Bet on Rail: What Does It Mean for Transport and Energy? 13
• Nov 02: Obama Calls For ‘More Creative’ Ways to Pay For Infrastructure 9
• Oct 28: Transportation Policy Becomes the Proverbial Tree Falling in the Forest 5
• Oct 28: Philly Mayor Tells Senate: Climate Bill Can Help Make Cities Greener 6
• Oct 27: Transport Policy Update: Senate to Pass 6-Month Extension This Week 0
• Oct 27: Feds Gambled More on Electric Cars in 6 Months Than Transit Gets All Year 3
• Oct 26: Senate Climate Bill Triples the House’s Investments in Clean Transportation 0
• Oct 21: GOPers Re-Name the Climate Bill Again: Now It’s a ‘Gas Tax’! 5
• Oct 20: How the $8.7 Billion Transportation Contracting Gap Is Hitting Your State 1
• Oct 20: New Study Shows $56 Billion in Hidden Health Damage From Autos 1
• Oct 16: Transport Debate Still Stalled As Oberstar Decries “Lack of Political Will” 3
• Oct 14: Obama Ally Breaks With White House on Timing of New Transport Bill 2
• Oct 09: Inside the Rail Worker Disability Program That Never Says “No” 2
• Oct 09: Bush DOT Chief Backs Transport Tech Funding 0
• Oct 07: NYC, SF, and DC Sign Deals to Upgrade Transit Technology 1
• Oct 07: Obama’s Engaged With Transit More in 9 Months than Bush Did in 8 Years 0
• Oct 06: White House Urban Affairs Chief: Promising Words But Little Hint of a Plan 2
• Oct 05: Congress’ Transport Impasse Hits States — and Not Just Their Road Funds 0
• Oct 02: CA Guv Hopeful: Let’s Not Extend Parking Meter Hours in a Recession 3
• Oct 01: Obama Bans Texting While Driving for Guv Workers — And There’s More 8
• Sep 30: Senate Climate Bill Released With Much Fanfare, Little Focus on Transport 0
• Sep 29: New Report: Feds Subsidizing Parking Six Times as Much as Transit 8
• Sep 24: LaHood Praises NYC But Shrugs at Transport Reform to Empower Cities 3
• Sep 24: Deja Vu: Congress Could Put Off Deal on Transport Bill Until Next Month 0
• Sep 23: House Voting Today on Transport Law Extension — Or Not? 0
• Sep 22: Report: 10 Percent Transit Growth Would Help Meet House Climate Target 0
• Sep 22: Oberstar’s 3-Month Transport Bill Extension Heading to House Floor 1
• Sep 21: Bloomberg and Dems Blast Congressional Plan to Let Guns on Amtrak 14
• Sep 17: Oberstar to Back 3-Month Delay in Transport Bill As Soon As Next Week 0
• Sep 16: Klobuchar & Webb: Dems’ Unlikely Opponents of Bike-Ped Investment 4
• Sep 16: New Investigation Finds 2,100 Transport Lobbyists Working the System 0
• Sep 15: Planetizen Unveils Its Top 100 Urban Thinkers 7
• Sep 15: Oberstar Stands Firm on Transportation Bill, Gets Industry Backup 0
• Sep 10: How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute? 3
• Sep 08: Compromise or Concession: Congress Faces Tough Transport Choices 2
• Sep 04: Biden on Stimulus Aid to Cities: “We’re Trying … It’s Imperfect” 0
• Sep 03: Killing the Myth of the “More Shovel-Ready” Road Stimulus 0
• Sep 01: New Poll: Public Supports Congestion Tolling Over Gas Tax Hike by 2 to 1 6
• Aug 31: Senator Dukakis? What Kennedy’s Loss Could Mean for Transport Policy 3
• Aug 20: As “Cash for Clunkers” Sputters, a Privately Funded Spinoff Picks Up 0
• Aug 19: Carper: Climate Bill Must Focus on Transport, Not Just Power Plants 0
• Aug 18: Transit Cuts Report Underscores Cities’ Congressional Influence 3
• Aug 12: Transport Construction Industry Mobilizes for Oberstar’s Bill 1
• Aug 12: The Gas Needle and the Damage Done 3
• Aug 06: Audit Finds U.S. DOT Transit Record-Keeping “Unreliable,” “Inaccurate” 3
• Aug 06: PBS NewsHour Takes on Alabama’s “Zombie Highway” Tonight 2
• Aug 05: Portland’s Transport Research Guru Headed to Obama Administration 1
• Aug 05: Following “Cash for Clunkers” With “Riches for Rail” 3
• Aug 03: Separating Myth From Fact on “Cash for Clunkers” 12
• Jul 31: House Quickly Sends $2 Billion More to ‘Cash for Clunkers’ 16
• Jul 31: ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Out of Cash — But Not Quite Finished 2
• Jul 30: McCain & Coburn: Let’s Make Roads Safer — by Slashing Safety Money 6
• Jul 29: Your Burger or Your Car! (And More Fun with False Dichotomies) 16
• Jul 28: Oberstar to White House: On Emissions, Back Up Your Words With Action 2
• Jul 27: A Make-or-Break Week for Transportation Begins on the Hill 0
• Jul 23: Lawmakers Pitch Transport Funding Ideas, From VMT to Freight Taxes 1
• Jul 21: Senate Agrees on $26.8 Billion Highway Trust Fund Rescue 1
• Jul 20: Know Your Road Lobbyists: The American Highway Users Alliance 7
• Jul 17: Transportation Reform Is Health Reform 8
• Jul 17: Five Down, Five to Go: Plan Linking Transit to Climate Bill Wins Sponsors 1
• Jul 15: White House Staying Quiet for Now on Transit’s Role in Climate Bill 0
• Jul 15: Lawmakers Cross Party Lines on Transpo Funding as Debate Rages 6
• Jul 13: Obama Talks Urban Policy as LaHood Seeks More Urban Transpo Money 2
• Jul 09: Top 20 Metro Areas Get 28% of Road Stimulus, 61% of Transit Stimulus 0
• Jul 09: Boxer Delays Senate Climate Bill Until September 4
• Jul 09: Congestion Study Sparks Clever Headlines, But Little Transit Talk 4
• Jul 08: Lawmakers Aim to Bring ‘Sustainable Communities’ From Talk to Action 0
• Jul 07: Senate Starts Climate Push With Nods to Jobs, Energy and Transportation 0
• Jul 06: New Report on Roads Uses Old Assumptions 5
• Jul 02: Obama Administration’s Transportation Goals: Read Them Here 2
• Jul 01: Cities See Population Gains — But What About Political Power? 5
• Jun 29: Report: States Used $6.6B in Stimulus Cash on New Roads, Not Repair 1
• Jun 26: The Wall Street Tax Shelter That Crashed Your Local Transit Agency 9
• Jun 25: Boxer and Inhofe Agree: Transportation Policy Reform Can Wait 5
• Jun 24: House Transpo Leaders and Obama DOT Run Off in Opposite Directions 0
• Jun 24: The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? 11
• Jun 24: House Dems Agree: Climate Bill Can Help Pay for Greener Transportation 0
• Jun 23: Senators Seek Rail Safety Funding in Aftermath of Metro Crash 2
• Jun 22: Oberstar’s Transportation Bill: The Early Word 2
• Jun 22: Oberstar’s Transportation Bill: Download It in Full 0
• Jun 22: New Report Quantifies Benefits of Adding Smart Growth to Climate Bill 0
• Jun 19: House GOPers Propose Filling Trust Fund With Stimulus Money 5
• Jun 18: House Transpo Leaders United — in Frustration With the White House 2
• Jun 18: The Oberstar Bill: What About the Highways-Transit Split? 1
• Jun 18: Oberstar’s New Transportation Bill: Get the Highlights 3
• Jun 17: LaHood Asks for 18-Month Extension of Four-Year-Old Transpo Law 5
• Jun 17: U.S. DOT Clocks High-Speed Rail at 110 MPH, Give or Take 19
• Jun 16: WHO Report Highlights Global Health Risk of Traffic 2
• Jun 16: GOP’s New Attack on Health Care Reform Bill: It Promotes Walking! 12
• Jun 16: In the Works: Senate Bill to Promote Sustainable Development 1
• Jun 16: Report: Nation’s Cities Not Getting Their Share of Stimulus Transpo Money 1
• Jun 15: Oberstar to Release Transportation Outline on Wednesday 3
• Jun 12: Congress Agrees to Keep Transit Operating Aid in War Bill 2
• Jun 11: GOPers Blast the Newest Dem Star: How Dare He Pay for Transportation! 6
• Jun 11: Carnahan Steps Up Push for Federal Help With Transit Operating 3
• Jun 10: National Transportation Funding Is Ailing — Is Michigan ‘Patient Zero’? 5
• Jun 10: When Will Oberstar’s Transportation Bill Drop? Place Your Bets Now 1
• Jun 09: Lawmakers Push for Federal Help With Transit Operating: Read the Letter 3
• Jun 09: GOP-ers and Dems Agree: Feds Need to Get Their Transpo Act Together 8
• Jun 08: House to Vote This Week on Weak ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Plan 9
• Jun 04: House GOP Urges Elimination of (GOP-Backed) Kid Safety Program 7
• Jun 04: LaHood Vows to Avert Federal Transpo Bankruptcy and Pay For It 4
• Jun 04: Transit Planners to Congress: Please Figure Out How to Fund Us 3
• Jun 03: LaHood, Biden Meet With Governors on High-Speed Rail 14
• Jun 02: Cycling in National Cemetery: Yea or Nay? 8
• Jun 02: Bush Transpo Secretary’s Biggest Disappointment: Bush 6
• Jun 02: Obama’s Highways Chief: Wishy-Washy on Emissions? 4
• Jun 01: Solve the Congestion Crisis And Win $50,000 6
• May 29: Polly Trottenberg Tapped For Senior U.S. DOT Spot 2
• May 29: Sotomayor’s Eminent Domain Stance: What Does It Mean for Cities? 15
• May 28: Obama Keeps Roads Out of National Forests — For a Time 2
• May 28: Flashback: Obama Once Led Push for ‘Complete Streets’ 6
• May 27: Why Buy More Trains If You Can’t Afford to Run Them? 7
• May 26: Infrastructure Bank Plan Gaining Attention And Momentum 6
• May 22: Recovery.org Tracks The Stimulus Faster Than The Guys Spending It 2
• May 21: LaHood: ‘About Everything We Do Around Here Is Government Intrusion’ 3
• May 21: What Happens to a Closed-Down Auto Plant? 12
• May 21: Senator Takes Hybrid Hummer on a Semi-Wild Ride 4
• May 20: Just Four Lawmakers Show Up to Pitch Local Transportation Projects 2
• May 20: Portland Congressman to George Will: Let’s Debate 3
• May 20: Transportation ‘Expert’: Long Commutes Are a Status Symbol 28
• May 19: Illinois Congressman Pushes for Pro-Bike Transportation Bill 1
• May 19: The Long, Ugly Road to a Federal Transportation Plan 9
• May 18: Congress Reluctant to Shine Light on Transportation Earmarks 10
• May 18: Obama’s Energy Secretary Reclaims His Bike, for a Day 1
• May 18: Will: Government Shouldn’t Interfere — Except to Benefit Big Highways 10
• May 15: Congressional Climate Bill Includes ‘Complete Streets’ But Not CLEAN TEA 3
• May 15: National Geographic Reveals the World’s Transit Superstars 7
• May 14: Congress Takes a First Step Towards Reshaping Transportation Policy 4
• May 14: Who Cares About the Highway Trust Fund? 6
• May 13: Senators Hear From Obama’s Transit Chief-in-Waiting 0
• May 13: Less Than One Percent of Transpo Stimulus Money Paid Out So Far 0
• May 12: A Federal Transportation Bill Is Coming… But When? 1