Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Federal Stimulus Plan

Transport Debate Still Stalled As Oberstar Decries ‘Lack of Political Will’

By Elana Schor | | No Comments
Halfway through the extra month that Congress gave itself to resolve a long-simmering dispute over funding the nation’s transportation system, Democratic leaders remain deadlocked over whether — and how long — to wait before debating a broad reform of federal infrastructure policy. The Transportation Secretary and the president have a stalemate on their hands. (Photo: […]

The Oversight Gap in Team Obama’s High-Speed Rail Plan

By Elana Schor | | No Comments
The White House’s economic stimulus law included several large new spending programs, from $4 billion for broadband to $2.4 billion for electric car batteries. But nothing has aroused so much interest — and criticism — as the $8 billion for American high-speed rail. (Photo: Streetsblog LA) Under the circumstances, one might think that lawmakers would […]

CNU Summit to Focus on Reforming Transportation, Planning Principles

By Matthew Roth | | 2 Comments
The Congress for the New Urbanism will meet in Portland, Oregon, in early November for the annual Project for Transportation Reform, a summit to further define and clarify emerging urban transportation policies that embrace entire networks, rather than interdependent transportation segments, and that seek to balance modal transportation splits and reduce overall vehicular miles traveled […]
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