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Stephen Davis | Greater Greater Washington | Feb 9th, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
By now you might have heard about the House transportation bill that will encourage highways and defund public transit. It’s bad. It’s really bad. Stephen Davis of Greater Greater Washington tells you why and suggests how best to fight it. (
keep reading…)
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Yonah Freemark | Jan 25th, 2012 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: | Cities: |
In our third post today on the State of the Union, Yonah Freemark of
The Transport Politic assess the odds of to what extent infrastructure will improve on a national level this year. What he concludes isn’t promising: The Obama administration appears to have scaled back its plans. (
keep reading…)
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Grassroutes | Yonah Freemark | Nov 19th, 2010 | Topic: Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: Philadelphia |
If the U.S. Congress fails to act over the next month and a half, transit commuters would be stuck with an increasing bill. (
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Omnibus | Justin Glick | May 8th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
In his column, Omnibus, Justin Glick debates the merits of the “mileage tax.” (
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Ben Adler | Jan 30th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
In a surprise reversal, the House put an extra $3 billion in the stimulus package for mass transit. (
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Jeffrey Hill | Jun 11th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Evan Miller | May 7th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism.
The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. (
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Evan Miller | Apr 9th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
The influence of Washington’s K Street, home to the offices of D.C.’s most prominent lobbyists, can be seen on Main Streets from Sumner, Washington to Simsbury, Connecticut. From filling potholes to installing water treatment facilities, lobbyists have a growing influence on how cities, counties and states secure funding for infrastructural needs. Unfortunately, with the continuing demonizing of the earmarking process, securing such a provision has become increasingly controversial. Evan Miller of
The New Argument reports. (
keep reading…)
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By now you might have heard about the House transportation bill that will encourage highways and defund public transit. It’s bad. It’s really bad. Stephen Davis of Greater Greater Washington tells you why and suggests how best to fight it. (keep reading…)
In our third post today on the State of the Union, Yonah Freemark of The Transport Politic assess the odds of to what extent infrastructure will improve on a national level this year. What he concludes isn’t promising: The Obama administration appears to have scaled back its plans. (keep reading…)
If the U.S. Congress fails to act over the next month and a half, transit commuters would be stuck with an increasing bill. (keep reading…)
With the recent White House-sanctioned raise in CAFE standards, the battle of federal fuel economy regulations versus state emissions and pollutants standards will clash once again. A fight that killed General Motor’s electric car in the 90s, Los Angeles and cities like it will not let their states loosen environmental standards at the hand of federalism. The New Argument’s Evan Miller reports. (keep reading…)
The influence of Washington’s K Street, home to the offices of D.C.’s most prominent lobbyists, can be seen on Main Streets from Sumner, Washington to Simsbury, Connecticut. From filling potholes to installing water treatment facilities, lobbyists have a growing influence on how cities, counties and states secure funding for infrastructural needs. Unfortunately, with the continuing demonizing of the earmarking process, securing such a provision has become increasingly controversial. Evan Miller of The New Argument reports. (keep reading…)
