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Working Families Party, Greens Make Their Case to NYC Transit Riders
At Union Square last night, more than a hundred people rallied for better transit in a kick-off event for the Rider Rebellion, a new campaign led by Transportation Alternatives.
October 28, 2010
The Search for GOP Partners on Transit: Streetsblog Q&A With Glen Bottoms
The opposition of some Republicans to any transportation policy that doesn't follow the highway-oriented status quo seems to be reaching a fever pitch this election season. Just look to New Jersey, where Republican Governor Chris Christie just killed the ARC rail tunnel. Or to Wisconsin, where gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker has made opposition to rail central to his campaign. Or to Colorado, where Tea Party-backed Dan Maes launched a bizarre attack on the city’s modest bike-sharing program.
October 28, 2010
Texas Gov Rick Perry Could Get Four More Years to Build Mega-Highways
This is the fourth installment of Streetsblog Capitol Hill’s series on key governor’s races. Earlier we brought you stories about a candidate who likes bikes but isn’t sure about transit in Tennessee, the choice between light rail and bus rapid transit in Maryland, and how bike paranoia is cutting the GOP off at the knees in Colorado. Here we turn to Texas.
October 27, 2010
Will Bike-Phobic Dan Maes Cost the Colorado GOP Major Party Status?
This is the third installment of Streetsblog Capitol Hill's series on key governor’s races. Earlier we brought you stories about a candidate who likes bikes but isn't sure about transit in Tennessee, and the choice between light rail and bus rapid transit in Maryland. Here we turn our attention to Colorado.
October 26, 2010
Light Rail Line Hangs By a Thread as Maryland Goes to the Polls
With election day fast approaching, Streetsblog Capitol Hill is turning our attention this week to key governor's races. As Ya-Ting Liu of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign recently wrote (and as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has made painfully clear), "decisions by state and local elected officials ultimately determine whether federal transportation policies become instruments of reform or tools to be abused." Today we look at the gubernatorial election in Maryland.
October 25, 2010
Andrew Cuomo’s Transit Plan: Worse Than Nothing?
With November 2 just 11 days away, it's probably time to concede that Andrew Cuomo won't offer any constructive ideas for solving the state's transit funding crisis before election day. After avoiding taking any stands while outlining his infrastructure plan, Cuomo happily joined in the gubernatorial debate's MTA-bashfest, trotting out the old and discredited "two sets of books" line. Yesterday, the former HUD Secretary released his "urban agenda," in which the only item on transit calls, banally, for limiting service cuts if possible.
October 22, 2010
Frontrunner for Tenn. Gov Gets Bike Award — But Look Behind the Curtain
Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam is a biking mayor. He shows up almost every year to Bike to Work Day. The small-government Republican has allocated $20,000 for bike improvements.
October 8, 2010
Carl Paladino’s Crusade for Free Driving
Last week, we profiled Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's transportation platform, which tended in the direction of airy platitudes. In contrast, his Republican opponent Carl Paladino has probably never been accused of playing things too safe, and on transportation policy, he's true to form. Paladino's been blitzing the campaign trail with a no-holds-barred anti-toll, anti-transit message.
October 7, 2010
Cuomo’s Econ Plan Whispers Sweet Transportation Nothings
When Andrew Cuomo released his "New York Works" economic development plan earlier this week, much attention was paid to the fact that he did it in Carl Paladino's backyard. But there's also a full chapter on rebuilding New York State's infrastructure, particularly its transportation system, buried in that document.
October 1, 2010
Three Transit Villains Exit the Stage in 2010 Primaries
The votes have been counted in the 2010 primaries, humbling three of the state legislators who killed major transit funding initiatives the past few years.
September 15, 2010