T4 Lobby Maps Its Route
The following article, which was written by T.R. Goldman for the newspaper Roll Call, focuses on the Transportation for America Campaign and its nationwide push for a better transportation program. The story is posted below in its entirety and can also be viewed here by subscribers to Roll Call.
It comes around every half-dozen or so years, but this time, when the gargantuan transportation bill is written, “smart growth” advocates are determined to play a prominent role — muscling aside the bill’s traditional highway heavy hitters.
How prominent a role, however, depends in part on whether the price of gasoline continues to hover around $4 a gallon, a price point that has suddenly made Americans acutely conscious of how much they drive.
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September 18, 2008Federal Aid to Detroit Seems Likely
Democrats and Republicans in Congress — along with both presidential candidates — are supporting a plan to provide $25 billion in loan guarantees to struggling American auto manufacturers. (New York Times — David Herszenhorn)
September 16, 2008Next Bailout May Be for Automakers
While mass transit agencies are struggling with rising costs and surging ridership, Congress is considering loaning $25 billion to struggling automakers to help them make more fuel-efficient vehicles. (New York Sun — Russell Berman)
September 15, 2008Time for federal government to invest more in mass transit system
Senator Hillary Clinton calls for a renewed commitment to mass transit in a New York Daily News op-ed, asserting that we must “make public transportation a public priority” to improve our economy, reduce our dependence on oil, and combat climate change.
September 15, 2008Paying for Roads
The Washington Post editorial board argues that the next administration must think deeply about the transportation challenges facing the nation and come up with new and sustainable methods for funding infrastructure.
September 12, 2008Still stuck in the ’50s
Maryland PIRG policy associate Kristi Hovarth points to the numerous flaws behind our outdated federal transportation policy — and offers a multitude of suggestions for fixing it. (Baltimore Sun)
September 11, 2008Senate restores highway trust fund
The U.S. Senate approves a plan to move $8 billion dollars into the highway trust fund. (Associated Press)
September 11, 2008Public Transportation: Filling the gap
As buses in Topeka, Kansas fill up with more passengers and the local transit authority struggles to maintain service, the Topeka Capital-Journal’s editorial board urges Congress to buckle down on finding ways to fund mass transit.
September 10, 2008Expanding Transit Will Help Americans in Tough Economy
At a hearing in front of the Senate Banking Committee, Andrew Darrell of the Environmental Defense Fund urges political leaders to support overburdened transit agencies in order to create jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and combat climate change. (Environmental Defense Fund)
September 8, 2008Highway Fund Shortfall May Halt Road Projects
Federal money dedicated to transportation is quickly drying up, and states are facing tough choices on which projects they should focus their resources on — and which ones they should drop. (New York Times — David Stout and Matthew Wald, and Washington Post — Eric Weiss)
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