Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Earl Blumenauer

Give Your Line Some Love: Enter GOOD Magazine’s Best Bus Route Contest

By Bryan Goebel | Nov 4, 2010 | 20 Comments

While many Americans may not think riding a bus is the sexiest form of transportation, the reality is that a majority of public transit trips in the U.S. are taken by bus. The numbers are even higher in the Bay Area. Every one of the hundreds of thousands of passengers who boarded a bus in […]

To Address Demand for Oil, We Must Focus on Transportation

By Earl Blumenauer | Jun 21, 2010 | No Comments

The consequences of our transportation policy. (Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via Flickr) Editor’s note: Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) sent us this commentary on the the BP oil spill, climate change and the need for transportation reform. Last week, President Obama delivered his first speech from the Oval Office on the single greatest challenge our […]

NY’s Sadik-Khan Joins Blumenauer, Byrne for “Cities for Cycling” Launch

By Elana Schor | Dec 9, 2009 | 3 Comments

Addressing a packed house in Washington last night, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus, posed a Zen-like ‘universalist cyclist question’. Photo: Cities for Cycling "How many people, right now," he asked, "are stuck in traffic on their way to ride a stationary bike in a health club?" The quip got a big […]

Streetsblog Capitol Hill Q&A: Blumenauer Talks Economic Recovery

By Elana Schor | Dec 3, 2009 | No Comments

On the issue of clean transportation, from transit to bike paths to clean water, few members of Congress are as knowledgeable or active as Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR). Chief of the Congressional Bicycle Caucus and founder of the new Livable Communities Task Force, the Portland lawmaker is on the front lines of Washington’s biggest infrastructure […]

Streetfilms: Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bikes NYC

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2009 | 3 Comments

Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer is one of Capitol Hill’s strongest voices for walking, biking and transit. Soon after arriving in Congress in 1996, he started the Congressional Bike Caucus, now more than 160 members strong, and he’s the founding chairman of the House’s new "Livable Communities Task Force," which he announced two weeks ago here […]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer: Announcing the Livable Communities Task Force

By Earl Blumenauer | Oct 19, 2009 | No Comments

Editor’s note: Today we have a guest post from Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who has represented Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District since 1996. He is the lead sponsor of the House’s "CLEAN TEA" climate legislation and founded the Congressional Bicycle Caucus. Rep. Earl Blumenauer. Photo: Airdye.com With much excitement, today we are launching the Livable Communities […]

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