Adam Voiland

American Lung Association: Smart Growth Prevents Deaths, Asthma Gulf Gusher Finally Plugged; Meanwhile, Junk Oil Wells Cause Headaches; (LAT, WaPo) Green Activists Playing Defense Heading into Midterms (Politico) Tampa Eyes Phoenix’s Overachieving Light Rail System as a Model (TBO) VA Gov McDonnell Has Plans for a State Infrastructure Bank (Daily Press) Public-Private Partnerships Losing Their Luster? (Stateline) … Continued

At a networking event for young transportation professionals yesterday, a member of the Department of Transportation's policy team offered insight into the Obama administration's strategy as it attempts to reset the nation's transportation polices.

Six Pivotal Senate Races Feature Climate Skeptics (Wonk Room) China Courts Schwarzenegger With High-Speed Rail Deal (Bloomberg) Transportation for America Unveils Reauthorization Ticker (T4America) Meanwhile, California Officials Make a Bike-Themed Trip to the Netherlands (Planetizen) Governor’s Race Could Determine Fate of Key Maryland Projects (Transpo Nation) What’s the Future of Transit in Tampa? (Transport Politic) … Continued

Will Congress Pass Obama’s Transportation Plan? (MinnPost) Meanwhile, Infrastructure Woes Continue to Mount (CNC) Infrastructure Bank: Not a Wacky Socialist Concept (Atlantic) Carolyn McCarthy Bill Would Cut Fed Funding to States Soft on Distracted Driving (Transpo Nation) Freakonomics: Cash For Clunkers a Waste Jay Rockefeller Calls for Changes to Freight Rail Regulations (Reuters) First HOT Lane … Continued

Transpo Advocates and Insiders Weigh in on Obama’s Infrastructure Plan (National Journal) Brookings: Obesity Costs Country $215 Billion Each Year (via UPI) Trans-Hudson Rail Tunnel Faces Uncertain Future Under Gov. Christie (NJ.com) Will States Come Up With Matching Funds to Pay for High-Speed Rail? (NPR) EPA Ramps Up Clean Air Rules, Prompting Lawsuits (Greenwire) Thick … Continued

What Has the Stimulus Bill Done for Transportation? (Time) CA Rep. John Garamendi Lauds Obama’s Infrastructure Proposal (The Hill) T4America’s Corless: Most Important Word in Obama Transpo Plan — “Reform” (Infrastructurist) Cars Kill More Kids Globally Than AIDS, Maleria, and TB Combined (Guardian) Can the Climate Bill Make a Comeback? Not Likely (Dallas Morning News) … Continued

FTA Readies More Aggressive Transit Safety Regulations (WaPo) 21 Transportation Projects That Could Use Federal Funds (Business Insider) Infrastructure Investment Key to Economic Recovery (NYT) Why More Transit Equals More Jobs (T4America) Cost of Treating Obesity Set to Skyrocket (Boston Globe) New York Real Estate Takes a Hit Where Transit Cuts Are Deepest (WSJ) Schwarzenegger … Continued

Were Dems in the Dark About Obama’s Transportation Plan? (The Takeaway) No Matter: Blumenauer, Oberstar Like What They See (Infrastructurist, House.gov) Meanwhile in the Senate, Colorado Dem Bennett Begs to Differ (The Hill, Transportation Nation) And From the Oil Lobby: It’s a “Job-Killing Tax Hike” (Washington Independent, IPAA) Smart Growth America Decodes the Messages in Obama’s Announcement Infrastructure … Continued

The critical multi-year transportation bill, which lawmakers have sidelined since last summer as they've quarreled about how to pay for it, looks to be back on the agenda after President Obama's pugnacious Labor Day speech, in which he called on Congress to ramp up investment in transportation. The broad outline of Obama's plan calls for rebuilding 150,000 miles of roads, constructing 4,000 miles of rail, and rehabilitating 150 miles of runway over the next six years.

With Key Republicans Opposing White House Transportation Plan… (WSJ, TNR) …Odds Are Long That It Will Pass Before the Elections (WaPo, WSJ) Infrastructure Bank: An Idea Whose Time has Come? (WaPo, Brookings, CSM) $50 Billion Isn’t Nearly Enough to Shore Up Our Transportation System (SF Chron) Reid Calls for “Piecemeal” Approach on Climate (Hill) Meanwhile, Ballot Measure Would … Continued