Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Climate Change

New Report: 10% Transit Growth Would Help Meet House Climate Target

By Elana Schor | Sep 22, 2009 | No Comments

(Image: U.S. EIA via Climate Progress) A 10 percent annual increase in U.S. transit ridership would reduce CO2 emissions by 180 million tons each year, taking the nation halfway to the target set by the House climate change bill within three years, according to a report [PDF] released today by Environment America and the Coalition […]

Obama Administration Sends $100M in Stimulus Aid to 43 Transit Agencies

By Elana Schor | Sep 21, 2009 | 2 Comments

The U.S. DOT announced today that 43 local transit agencies from more than two dozen states would share the $100 million in competitive clean-transport grants included in this winter’s $787 billion economic stimulus law. Atlanta’s transit system, pictured above, won $10.8 million in stimulus aid. (Photo: Atlanta MetBlogs) The big winners in the bid for […]

Consensus on National Transport Goals Still Eludes Industry Pros

By Elana Schor | Sep 10, 2009 | No Comments

Policymakers and private-sector players seem to be struggling to agree on how — and whether — to set national performance targets for America’s transportation system, as evidenced by today’s debate at a high-profile infrastructure conference. (Photo: UVA) "Performance-based" is a popular buzzword in transportation circles, where clear and definable national standards are seen as the […]

Dodd Stays at Helm of Transit Panel — But at a Cost to Climate Bill?

By Elana Schor | Sep 9, 2009 | 1 Comment

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) announced this afternoon that he would stay on at the helm of the Banking Committee, which also has jurisdiction over federal transit issues, rather than move over to lead the health panel previously led by his friend, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA). Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) (Photo: The Washington Note) […]

EPA Chief Urges a More Urban Environmentalism to Fight Climate Change

By Elana Schor | Aug 31, 2009 | 1 Comment

With Congress returning to work next week after a month away from Washington, a national dialogue long dominated by health care is about to open to the long-awaited Senate debate on climate change. EPA administrator Lisa Jackson (Photo: Legal Planet) But industry-funded efforts to derail legislative action are already receiving undeservedly credible coverage in the […]

Report: Boxer ‘Sympathetic to’ Backers of More Climate Money for Transit

By Elana Schor | Aug 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

As Senator Barbara Boxer works on her upcoming climate change bill, the Senate environment committee chairman is "definitely looking at" a plan to give green transport 10 percent of the revenue generated from carbon emissions caps, according to a new report from BNA’s Transportation Watch. Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (Photo: Politics Now) […]

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