Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transportation Policy

Newt Gingrich: I Vant to Suck Your Oil

By Aaron Naparstek | | 12 Comments
Before the financial meltdown severely undercut John McCain’s presidential ambitions, his campaign was giddy over the apparent success of its energy policy message: Drill, baby, drill! It is, after all, a simple sounding solution that appeals to politicians in love with the quick fix, oil companies desperate for access to new sources, and auto-dependent Americans, […]

AIG Collapse Leaves Transit Agencies in the Lurch

By Ben Fried | | 4 Comments
Dozens of local transit agencies, already laboring to move more riders while costs go up, have a new financial hurdle to clear. The collapse of AIG threatens to force them to pay back bank deals ahead of schedule, and service cuts may follow. The Philly Inquirer explains: The trouble stems from leasing arrangements made years […]

The Case for Active Transportation, by the Numbers

By Sarah Goodyear | | 3 Comments
Thanks to commenter Stephen for prodding us to post on the new report from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, "Active Transportation for America" (download the PDF here). What makes the report notable are the numbers it contains. It’s jam-packed with quantifiable benefits that would result from increased investment in infrastructure that encourages and supports pedestrians and cyclists. […]

Shaping the 2009 Transpo Debate: Rockefeller Foundation’s Nick Turner

By Aaron Naparstek | | 8 Comments
American transportation policy has not fundamentally changed since gasoline cost a nickel a gallon and President Eisenhower started building out the Interstate highway system. Today, with gas prices through the roof, gridlock grinding our cities to a halt and many Americans feeling trapped in barely affordable, far-flung, exurban homes, it’s clear that our 1950’s-era transportation […]
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