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Sam Strikes Back
The Sunday Oregonian did a hatchet job on Portland’s transportation budget, essentially claiming that we have taken our eye off the ball on job 1 – paving streets for cars. This morning the Mayor has an op-ed piece defending the spending decisions, reminding us that they were framed on a basis of prioritizing safety and…
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Ray of Hope in the Senate: Cardin-Cochran
While the travesty in the House continues (with some hope of some Republic defections) there is a ray of sunshine in the Senate. The Cardin-Cochran amendment would shift more control over allocation of funds from state DOTs to local governments. Transportation for American is asking for support for the amendment.
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One of my Heroes
Representative Peter DeFazio rises in defense of rational transportation policy and funding… Don’t ever stop, Peter.
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Influencing the Insanity in DC
Scotty has already documented the efforts of the Republican House to return the transportation system to the 1950s. I’m inclined to believe the handicapping that this simply means there is no re-authorization this session. But if you feel the need to do something about it, Transportation for America has an action link.
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KBOO Bike Show: Funding, Summit
Listen to the show (mp3, 26.5MB) Steph and Tori talk with Gerik Kransky (of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance) and Chris Rall (of Transportation for America) about funding challenges at the Federal and local levels and Tara Corbin from Cycle Oregon discusses the upcoming Oregon Active Transportation Summit (April 16th and 17th in Salem).