Posts by Elana Schor — Guest Contributor
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Oberstar bill includes more money for transit, complete streets
Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), the House transportation committee chairman, is set to brief reporters this afternoon on his $450 billion, six-year federal transportation bill—which he plans to pursue regardless of the Obama administration’s push for an 18-month extension of existing law. Keep reading…
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LaHood asks for 18-month extension of four-year-old transportation law
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is asking Congress to extend the existing federal transportation law for 18 months, averting the coming insolvency of the nation’s highway trust fund while putting off broad-based transport reform for as long as the Bush administration did in the days surrounding the 2004 election. Photo: AP LaHood’s request comes at an awkward time… Keep reading…
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Oberstar to release transportation outline on Wednesday
Jim Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will release a “white paper” on his plans for the upcoming federal reauthorization bill in a press conference on Wednesday. Keep reading…
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When will Oberstar’s transportation bill drop? Place your bets now
At first it was slated to emerge by June 1. Then its release was said to slip to this week. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) now plans to release his version of the six-year federal transportation bill by the end of the month, with a full House vote unlikely to come before Congress leaves for its annual August recess. Keep reading…
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LaHood vows to avert federal transportation bankruptcy
The Obama administration is working on a plan to fill the shortfall in the nation’s highway trust fund by August without adding to the federal deficit, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Congress today. Keep reading…
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Transit planners to Congress: Please figure out how to fund us
To all but the most ardent transit wonks, the phrase “New Starts” sounds like a motivational tape sold on late-night TV. But those two words actually represent Washington’s predominant mechanism to pay for major transit expansions—everything from expanding an existing rail station to building a new bus line. Keep reading…
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LaHood, Biden meet with governors on high-speed rail
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Vice President Biden met at the White House this afternoon with officials from 20 states in contention for funding as part of the Obama administration’s high-speed rail program. Keep reading…
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Bush transportation secretary’s biggest disappointment: Bush
DC Velocity magazine has just released a lengthy interview with Norman Mineta, the Bush-era transportation secretary and former Democratic member of Congress. Keep reading…
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Obama’s highways chief: Wishy-washy on emissions?
Victor Mendez, nominated by the White House to lead the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), spent more than an hour this morning with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee—but the most illuminating moment in the hearing came as the clock was running down. Keep reading…