Stories tagged with u.s. conference of mayors

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Oklahoma mayor stands up for investing in infrastructure
September 22, 2011
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Oklahoma City mayor voices his support for the President’s efforts to bring the condition of U.S. infrastructure into the spotlight. John Robert Smith, our T4 America co-chair and former Mayor of Meridian, Miss., is fond of saying that there are no Republican or Democrat potholes or bridges or roads. Fixing and updating our country’s transportation [...]

U.S. mayors say no to new revenue for transportation without reform
May 5, 2011
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A supermajority of America’s mayors surveyed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors are clamoring for a reorientation in our nation’s transportation policy toward fixing what we have and investing in new options. Ninety-eight percent of mayors identified affordable, reliable transit as crucial to their city’s recovery and growth, according to a survey of 176 mayors [...]

Congress takes a step towards “completing America’s streets”
March 12, 2009
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Complete streets are safe and accessible for everyone that needs to use them — cars, transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians, young, old, disabled, and everyone else. Over the last two days, Complete Streets bills have been introduced in both the House and Senate. Tell Congress to support these bills.

Report: 4.2 million new ‘green’ jobs possible
October 2, 2008
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In a report being released today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors asserts that 4.2 million green jobs will be added to the economy by 2038 — as long as the U.S. shifts towards producing more alternative energy.

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