Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Gas Prices

Leaving Cars Behind, Seniors Find Streets Inhospitable

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2008 | 6 Comments

A recent poll conducted by AARP finds that Americans over the age of 50 are cutting down on car trips due to rising gas prices, but are finding public infrastructure, or lack thereof, to be an obstacle. Almost one of every three people (29%) polled say they are now walking as a way to avoid […]

Transit Stimulus Bill Needs Co-Sponsors in Senate

By Ben Fried | Aug 15, 2008 | 5 Comments

Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton introduced a bill in the Senate to provide emergency funds for local transit agencies. Since then, the rest of the delegation from New York and New Jersey appears to have lined up behind the legislation. "We believe that Senators Schumer, Lautenberg, and Menendez support it," says Larry Hanley of the […]

Energy Policy Straight Talk From Elizabeth Kolbert

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 6, 2008 | 7 Comments

Back in his Straight Talkin’ days Senator John McCain acknowledged that offshore drilling wasn’t a viable solution for America’s energy troubles. In 2003, he broke with the Bush Administration and co-introduced legislation to reduce carbon emissions, by, in effect, imposing a price on them. McCain had a reputation for being a politician who told the […]

Hillary Clinton Introduces Senate Version of Transit Relief Bill

By Ben Fried | Aug 4, 2008 | 16 Comments

Transit operators struggling to keep pace with demand as rising fuel costs strain their budgets received some welcome news on Friday. New York’s junior senator has introduced a version of the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act. The bill, which would provide $1.7 billion for local transit agencies over the next two years (including $237 […]

House Bill Makes Connection Between Transit Funding and Gas Price Relief

By Ben Fried | Jul 31, 2008 | 2 Comments

Here’s an alternative to the "Drill Now!" mantra that doesn’t involve ethanol subsidies or depleting the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Earlier this month, Congressman Earl Blumenauer introduced the Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act [PDF]. Blumenauer’s hometown paper, The Oregonian, calls the measure a "smart bill": The key word in that title is […]

Cartoon Tuesday: The Elegant Simplicity of the Free Market

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 29, 2008 | No Comments

Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling. Click through to view the comic in its entirety.

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