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Antonio Villaraigosa Rebrands L.A.’s Transit Plan as a National Option
Goodbye "30/10" and hello "Fast Forward America."
February 25, 2011
Road Interests Crowd Transpo Bill Panels in Indiana and Chicago
Road interests continued to dominate the discussion as members of Congress wound their way through Chicago and Indiana this weekend, gathering feedback for the six-year transportation reauthorization bill.
February 23, 2011
Highways Take Center Stage at Columbus Transpo Field Hearing
Make federal transportation dollars more flexible. Tie infrastructure investment to economic development. Streamline the construction process.
February 23, 2011
Poll: Voters From All Walks Support Transportation Improvements, Reform
Don't be fooled by the high-pitched rhetoric in Washington. The vast majority of Americans are united, at least when it comes to the topic of transportation.
February 17, 2011
Barbara Boxer Commends Obama’s Long-term Transpo Plan
As Chair of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, Barbara Boxer may be the single most important voice on the future of Obama administration's six-year transportation proposal. And yesterday, the California Democrat gave her qualified endorsement to the President's transformative plan.
February 15, 2011
Obama Admin’s Bold Transpo Plan Leaves Funding Question to Congress
The president’s six-year transportation plan [PDF], included as part of the administration’s FY2012 budget proposal, weighs in at a hefty $556 billion and lays out several policy reforms that, if enacted, could help the nation transition to a more multi-modal, less oil-dependent transportation system.
February 14, 2011
Obama Proposes Infra Bank, Livability Grants, Doubling Transit Funds
The White House has released a fact sheet on the transportation provisions in the President's budget [PDF].
February 14, 2011
Obama Budget Proposes $556B, Long-term Transportation Bill
The White House hasn’t released its FY2012 budget request yet. What we know so far is that it’s a $3.7 trillion budget that would reduce the deficit from $1.6 trillion projected for 2011 to $1.2 trillion next year. President Obama “trims or terminates” more than 200 federal programs, according to the Washington Post, but has big plans for transportation: his budget envisions a $556 billion transportation bill.
February 14, 2011
Transpo Committee Adds Southern Locations to Field Hearing Schedule
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has fleshed out the schedule of its nationwide tour to solicit input on transportation issues. The tour is an opportunity for lawmakers to hear what communities around the country would like to see in a new transportation authorization bill.
February 3, 2011