Onward to the Senate
Yesterday was a good day on Capitol Hill for the Streetsblog Network, as an amendment to the stimulus bill allocating $3 billion for public transit was passed by a voice vote on the floor of the House. Transbay Blog reminds us, though, that it's no time to rest on our laurels:
January 29, 2009
Stimulus and Outrage Around the Network
Much of the talk on the Streetsblog Network has been about the stimulus package that goes before the House of Representatives today, as members mobilize their readers in support of Rep. Jerry Nadler's amendment adding money for transit.
January 28, 2009
Even as Gas Prices Fall, More People Are Turning to Transit
From Streetsblog Network member Mobilizing the Region, the blog of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, come some numbers that members of Congress should look at closely as they consider transit funding in the stimulus package:
January 27, 2009
Rep. DeFazio’s Amendment Required to Be Withdrawn
This news came in late in the day from Transportation from America:
January 26, 2009
Call to Action: Win Back Stimulus Funding for Transit Service
There's a sense of urgency on the Streetsblog Network this morning. Transportation for America, using media reports of projected cuts to transit services across the country, has put together a map that dramatizes just how painful those cuts could be:
January 26, 2009
A New Day for Atlanta — and for Urbanism?
This week kicked off with what seemed like a foreordained convergence, with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday leading into the inauguration of the nation's first African-American president. Today we have a post from Streetsblog Network member Joe Urban that makes more connections between King and Obama, by looking at King's boyhood neighborhood, the historic Sweet Auburn district of Atlanta:
January 23, 2009
Making the Connections on Stimulus Spending
Lots of news from the Streetsblog Network today, some good and some not so good.
January 22, 2009
The Work That Needs to Be Done
The first day of the Obama Administration is here at last. So it's time to get down to work, right?
January 21, 2009
Faster Isn’t Better, and Cars Aren’t Safer
Much of the Streetsblog Network seems to be distracted by the inauguration -- who isn't? -- but we've got some new stuff up there for you to think about if you can tear yourself away from the wall-to-wall coverage.
January 20, 2009
Dissenting Voices on Stimulus, on the Network and in Congress
The Streetsblog Network is continuing to digest the draft of stimulus legislation that came out of the House Appropriations Committee yesterday. We're featuring a post from Design New Haven that offers a pretty tough evaluation:
January 16, 2009