Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Transportation Policy

Clinton’s Budget Director Backs Congestion Pricing, VMT Tax

By Elana Schor | Nov 10, 2009 | 1 Comment

Alice Rivlin, now at the Brookings Institution, is one of the capital’s most experienced economic hands. Alice Rivlin (Photo: Brookings) She served as the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and former President Clinton’s budget director before moving on to become vice chairman of the Federal Reserve. During the economic stimulus debate earlier […]

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 […]

‘The Concrete is Cracking’: Front-Loaded New Transport Bill Gains Steam

By Elana Schor | Nov 6, 2009 | No Comments

With the U.S. unemployment rate hitting 10.2 percent today, its highest level in 26 years, a palpable shift is occurring on Capitol Hill. House transportation chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) (Photo: STLToday) For weeks, we’ve heard senior Democrats and the transit industry make the case for more transportation spending as a potent job creator, but the […]

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 […]

Boxer Okays Senate Climate Bill, Without Amendments or GOP

By Elana Schor | Nov 5, 2009 | No Comments

The Senate environment committee approved its climate change bill today on an 11-1 vote, shrugging off a boycott by all of the panel’s Republicans but missing out on the chance to consider amendments to the lengthy legislation. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) (Photo: AP) The environment panel’s chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) had offered Republicans several days […]

Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express, and the Future of Privately Run Transit

By Elana Schor | Nov 4, 2009 | No Comments

Virginia Railway Express (VRE), the commuter network that links northwest Virginia to Washington D.C., today refused a challenge by Amtrak to its decision to switch operating providers to the U.S. arm of Keolis, a private French transit company. Chicago’s earliest rail transit line, pictured here, was run by a private company. (Photo: Franzosenbusch Project) Although […]

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