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2009 Transportation Bill

November 2009
Wed 18: Bipartisan Support Builds for Six-Month Extension of Current Transpo Law 0
Tue 3: Streetfilms: Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bikes NYC 7
Mon 2: Obama Calls For 'More Creative' Ways to Pay For Infrastructure 9
October 2009
Wed 28: Transportation Policy Becomes the Proverbial Tree Falling in the Forest 5
Tue 27: Transport Policy Update: Senate to Pass 6-Month Extension This Week 0
Mon 19: Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Announcing the Livable Communities Task Force 3
Fri 16: Transport Debate Still Stalled As Oberstar Decries "Lack of Political Will" 3
Wed 14: Obama Ally Breaks With White House on Timing of New Transport Bill 2
Fri 9: Bush DOT Chief Backs Transport Tech Funding 0
Mon 5: Congress’ Transport Impasse Hits States — and Not Just Their Road Funds 0
September 2009
Thu 24: Deja Vu: Congress Could Put Off Deal on Transport Bill Until Next Month 0
Wed 23: House Voting Today on Transport Law Extension -- Or Not? 0
Tue 22: Oberstar's 3-Month Transport Bill Extension Heading to House Floor 1
Thu 17: Oberstar to Back 3-Month Delay in Transport Bill As Soon As Next Week 0
Wed 16: New Investigation Finds 2,100 Transport Lobbyists Working the System 0
Tue 15: Oberstar Stands Firm on Transportation Bill, Gets Industry Backup 0
Tue 8: Compromise or Concession: Congress Faces Tough Transport Choices 2
August 2009
Tue 18: Transit Cuts Report Underscores Cities' Congressional Influence 3
Wed 12: Transport Construction Industry Mobilizes for Oberstar's Bill 1
July 2009
Thu 30: McCain & Coburn: Let’s Make Roads Safer — by Slashing Safety Money 6
Tue 28: Oberstar to White House: On Emissions, Back Up Your Words With Action 2
Mon 27: A Make-or-Break Week for Transportation Begins on the Hill 0
Wed 22: Advocating for a Transpo Bill That Keeps Transit Riders Moving 4
Tue 21: Senate Agrees on $26.8 Billion Highway Trust Fund Rescue 1
Wed 15: Understanding Washington’s Metro Crash 0
Wed 15: Lawmakers Cross Party Lines on Transpo Funding as Debate Rages 6
Thu 2: Obama Administration's Transportation Goals: Read Them Here 2
June 2009
Thu 25: Boxer and Inhofe Agree: Transportation Policy Reform Can Wait 5
Wed 24: House Transpo Leaders and Obama DOT Run Off in Opposite Directions 0
Tue 23: STAA Tuned: Transpo Bill Leaves Funding Question Hanging 1
Mon 22: Oberstar’s Transportation Bill: The Early Word 2
Mon 22: Oberstar’s Transportation Bill: Download It in Full 0
Fri 19: House GOPers Propose Filling Trust Fund With Stimulus Money 5
Thu 18: House Transpo Leaders United — in Frustration With the White House 2
Thu 18: The Oberstar Bill: What About the Highways-Transit Split? 1
Thu 18: Oberstar’s New Transportation Bill: Get the Highlights 3
Wed 17: LaHood Asks for 18-Month Extension of Four-Year-Old Transpo Law 5
Mon 15: Oberstar to Release Transportation Outline on Wednesday 3
May 2009
Tue 19: Illinois Congressman Pushes for Pro-Bike Transportation Bill 1
Tue 19: The Long, Ugly Road to a Federal Transportation Plan 9
Mon 18: Congress Reluctant to Shine Light on Transportation Earmarks 10
Thu 14: Congress Takes a First Step Towards Reshaping Transportation Policy 4
Thu 14: Who Cares About the Highway Trust Fund? 6
Tue 12: A Federal Transportation Bill Is Coming... But When? 1
Tue 12: Coming Attraction: Teasers From Oberstar's Transpo Bill Outline 0
Mon 11: Boxer: Collect Fees on Driving Through 'Honor System' 9
Mon 11: Transportation for America Releases Blueprint for Transportation Reform 1
Fri 8: Stim Cash Gone Bad: Feds Fund Houston's Highway to Nowhere 3
April 2009
Mon 27: What's Wrong With SAFETEA-LU -- and Why the Next Bill Must Be Better 6
Fri 24: Is the Obama Administration Poised to Push Transit? 4
March 2009
Thu 26: Back to the Grid: John Norquist on How to Fix National Transpo Policy 17
Tue 24: AARP Joins Campaign to Reform National Transpo Policy 7