Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Don’t Waste the Next Two Years: A Blueprint for Reform Under GOP Control

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 16, 2010 | No Comments

So longtime chair James Oberstar is gone from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and the Republicans in charge now are unlikely to take up a transportation bill as expansive as the one he proposed last year. That doesn’t mean transportation advocates should take the next two years off. In “Moving Past Gridlock: A Proposal […]

Despite New York’s Huge Transit Ridership, Albany Failing On Green Transpo

By Noah Kazis | Dec 14, 2010 | 8 Comments

New York State might be home to more transit riders than any other state, but when it comes to the transportation policies on the books, we don’t look quite so green. “Getting Back on Track,” a new report by Smart Growth America and the Natural Resources Defense Council, ranks New York 21st of all the […]

See Where New York’s House Candidates Stand on Transportation

By Noah Kazis | Oct 29, 2010 | 2 Comments

The outcome of New York’s Congressional races on Tuesday may end up determining federal transportation policy for years to come. The state has a number of very close House races, from the tip of Long Island to the Canadian border, and those could be the difference between a Democratic or a Republican majority. The unparalleled […]

Cuomo’s Econ Plan Whispers Sweet Transportation Nothings

By Noah Kazis | Oct 1, 2010 | 17 Comments

When Andrew Cuomo released his “New York Works” economic development plan earlier this week, much attention was paid to the fact that he did it in Carl Paladino’s backyard. But there’s also a full chapter on rebuilding New York State’s infrastructure, particularly its transportation system, buried in that document. The Cuomo transportation plan bears all […]

Report: Investing in Transit Could Create 180,000 Jobs, for Free

By Noah Kazis | Sep 3, 2010 | 8 Comments

Between calls for renewed stimulus on the one hand and for deficit reduction on the other, Washington, D.C. is stuck. A new report by the Transportation Equity Network, however, shows one easy way out of that political stalemate: shifting our transportation spending to transit. According to the report, written by University of Missouri-St. Louis researchers […]

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 Tuesday night, President Obama delivered his first speech from the Oval Office on the single greatest challenge […]

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