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LA residents rally for transit, jobs and an economic boost for region
August 17, 2010
By Ryan Wiggins

LA Labor Rally Denny: LeaThousands rallied last Friday at the Los Angeles City Hall to tell Washington to help speed up LA’s 30/10 Plan –- a plan to build 12 major local transit projects in 10 years rather than 30. The plan would spur economic growth and protect the environment, create 166,000 jobs, ease congestion, and reduce air pollution and dependency on oil.

“I don’t know what this talk around DC is about livability not having anything to do with rural areas…”
May 28, 2010
By Stephen Lee Davis

Earlier this week, we hosted 15 of our partners from rural areas across America for a two day “fly-in” focusing on the transportation needs of rural areas and small towns. We hosted a briefing at the Capitol in the morning and then these partners from all over the country, from Virginia to California, took the [...]

Bay Area bridge shutdown puts transportation network in the spotlight
October 30, 2009
By Sean Barry

Even in the San Francisco Bay Area, a renowned transit hub with higher than average rates of walking, biking and transit ridership, more than 280,000 vehicles cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge every day. It’s a critical artery connecting downtown San Francisco with the thousands of residents who live in Oakland and the surrounding suburbs. [...]

Bay Area business leaders push the Senate for clean transportation
October 22, 2009
By Stephen Lee Davis

A top-flight organization (and T4 America partner) representing more than 300 elite Silicon Valley businesses from Apple to Yahoo! sent a letter last week to Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, urging her to make sure the Senate climate bill adequately invests in clean transportation alternatives to reduce emissions in their region while keeping it mobile and competitive.

California Supreme Court hands victory to local transit riders and providers
October 5, 2009
By Sean Barry

A recent California Supreme Court decision could restore billions in funding for public transportation in the nation’s most populous state. The Court’s ruling late last week upheld a lower court decision declaring the state’s $3.6 billion raid of public transit funds illegal and ordered that the money be returned to local transit providers.

Does transportation have an impact on growing health care costs?
July 16, 2009
By Stephen Lee Davis

With Congress directing their attention to the contentious debate over health care reform and how to pay for it, it seems that transportation has been relegated to the back burner. In the meantime, evidence is continuing to mount that transportation investments — what we build and where — have an enormous impact on our health and the financial bottom line of providing health care. Two new studies add to a compelling case…

Today’s Headlines — 06/15/09
June 15, 2009
By Andrew Bielak

New York Times takes an in-depth look at California’s complex plan for high-speed rail… …And talks to DOT Secretary Ray LaHood about helping Americans drive less and creating livable communities. Domestic and international flights dropped by 9.1 percent from March 2008 to March 2009. (Streetsblog SF) Officials in Los Angeles County consider implementing congestion pricing [...]

Today’s Headlines — 06/11/09
June 11, 2009
By Andrew Bielak

The connections between the climate bill and federal transportation legislation are becoming clearer. (Greenwire via New York Times) Budget shortfalls force Michigan to cancel $740 million in roadwork. (Detroit News) San Francisco looks to increase parking fees, tolls, and tickets to better reflect the real cost of driving. (San Francisco Examiner) Senator Orrin Hatch has [...]

Daily Headlines — 05/22/09
May 22, 2009
By Andrew Bielak

Transportation secretary Ray LaHood responds to criticism from columnist George Will during his appearance at the National Press Club. (Streetsblog) Community opposition kills a planned highway expansion in Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Times) The American Lung Association looks at the country’s most polluted cities. (City Mayors)

The importance of a complete transportation system
May 6, 2009
By Stephen Lee Davis

…Glennis was expected at work at 7:00. It was 6:25, and she had been waiting at the stop for 30 minutes when I showed up. Glennis told me that once she got off at Santa Monica Blvd, she would still have about one mile to walk to get to her job. Her chances of getting there on time were looking pretty slim at that moment, and I could see the worry mounting on her face.

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