Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transportation Funding

‘This Needs Attention’: Senators Seek Shot in the Arm on Transportation

By Elana Schor | Nov 19, 2009 | 1 Comment

Senate environment committee chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and fellow lawmakers yesterday pressed the Obama administration to take a more active role in ending the current political stalemate over federal transportation funding, but the sense of urgency they sought emerged only intermittently during an 80-minute session on infrastructure. Deputy U.S. Transportation Secretary John Porcari (Photo: DayLife.com) […]

The Wall Street Transportation Tax: Predictably Unpopular On Wall Street

By Elana Schor | Nov 9, 2009 | 1 Comment

As Congress mulls over solutions to the nation’s transportation funding gap, with an eye to passing new infrastructure legislation to reverse the rising unemployment rate, Rep. Pete DeFazio’s (D-OR) proposed tax on oil futures is picking up new fans in high places. Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR) (Photo: UPI) DeFazio’s legislation would levy a 0.2 percent […]

At CNU, Former Rep of Texas Legislature says “No Road Pays for Itself”

By Matthew Roth | Nov 6, 2009 | 3 Comments

Over the past two days at the Congress for the New Urbanism Project for Transportation Reform conference, attendees have called for transportation reform at local, regional, and national levels. In a panel debate about the future of transportation funding and the role of regional planning through MPOs, several speakers argued that the foundation of transportation […]

CNU Transportation Project Raises Bar on Planning for Livable Cities

By Matthew Roth | Nov 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photo: npGreenway The Congress for the New Urbanism’s Project for Transportation Reform summit in Portland, Oregon, has brought together transportation engineers, city planners, and transportation reform advocates to share best practice policies for reforming transportation metrics, funding mechanisms, and regional practices that isolate transportation planning from land-use and growth targets. The highlight of the first […]

How Important is a United Front on the Climate Bill?

By Elana Schor | Nov 5, 2009 | 1 Comment

As fans of clean transportation and sustainable development join the push for a strong climate change bill to emerge from Congress, it’s worth remembering that not all environmental groups support the approach congressional Democrats have chosen. Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) (Photo: AP) Friends of the Earth (FoE) joined Greenpeace in opposing the House […]

MTA Budget Shortfall Could Seriously Impact Muni Service

By Michael Rhodes | Nov 3, 2009 | 2 Comments

The previous budget crisis, in May, brought Muni fare hikes and service cuts. Flickr photo: Steve Rhodes With memories of last spring’s budget battle still fresh in mind, the MTA announced in a mid-year budget presentation [PDF] today that it now faces a $45.1 million deficit and plans to cut 250 positions across the agency […]

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