Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Share Your National Vision With the President-Elect

By Brad Aaron | | 8 Comments
Union Station, Denver, CO With the Obama administration indicating that it may counter the current economic slowdown with much-needed infrastructure investment, Transportation for America has issued a letter calling for the president-elect to "lay the groundwork for a clean-energy future that is less dependent on oil." T4A has set up a page for members of […]

Reason to Like Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff

By Ben Fried | | 1 Comment
Spotted in today’s Times story on Barack Obama’s emergency economic agenda: Mr. Obama is coordinating with Congressional Democrats behind the scenes on the stimulus plans, which would include more jobless benefits, food stamps, aid to financially strapped states and cities, and spending for infrastructure projects that keep people at work. His chief liaison has been […]

Sadik-Khan Said to Be Obama Cabinet Contender

By Brad Aaron | | 16 Comments
Her post-Bloomberg career has been the province of wishful speculation. But a report published today indicates that DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan may be considered for a position in Barack Obama’s Department of Transportation — possibly its top spot.  Conventional wisdom held that front runners for transpo secretary were known progressive brands like Reps. Earl Blumenauer […]

The McCain-Palin Ticket: America’s Last Anti-Urban Campaign?

By Ben Fried | | 3 Comments
Writing for Citiwire, Brookings fellow Robert Lang asks whether the 2008 presidential contest might be the last one to openly pit rural and exurban voters against cities, which are increasingly aligned politically with inner suburbs. Lang says it depends on whether Republicans will again feel confident running the type of campaign that mocks community organizers […]

On Election Eve, Reading the Transpo Tea Leaves

By Brad Aaron | | 2 Comments
Though we found plenty of fodder this election season, transportation policy never emerged as a consistent talking point in the presidential race. This is more than a little surprising, considering the sad state of American infrastructure and the importance of same to this country’s economic and strategic well-being. Then again, what kind of dialogue can […]

Letters to David Brooks: Yes to Infrastructure, No to Highways

By Ben Fried | | 1 Comment
On Friday, Times columnist David Brooks joined the chorus calling for more transportation investment, which came as something of a surprise given his conservative pedigree. But Brooks has always had a soft spot for the exurbs, and his proposed "National Mobility Project" was predictably premised on the idea that transportation projects should accommodate sprawl: Workplaces […]
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