Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Barbara Boxer

Boxer and Inhofe Agree: Transportation Policy Reform Can Wait

By Elana Schor | Jun 25, 2009 | 5 Comments

Green transportation advocates are pressing Congress to refuse any new spending that’s not tied to reform of the existing system — a call that influential senators in both parties ruled out today. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK), the panel’s ranking GOPer, in endorsing another 18 […]

Senate Poised to Move on Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | Jun 24, 2009 | No Comments

Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chairman of the Senate environment committee, isn’t yet ready to start debating a long-term transportation bill — but she is reportedly prepared to move on climate change legislation that includes targets for diminishing auto dependence and encouraging transit use. Boxer’s panel will begin debate on its climate bill during the last week […]

Senators Seek Rail Safety Funding in Aftermath of Metro Crash

By Elana Schor | Jun 23, 2009 | No Comments

Mere hours after the Washington Metro system suffered a shocking accident, two senior senators released a letter to their colleagues asking for $50 million in grants to improve rail safety technology. The scene of yesterday’s D.C. Metro crash. (Photo: NYT) The letter was sent by two chairmen with a central role in transportation policy — […]

Boxer Likes LaHood’s 18-Month Extension Plan

By Elana Schor | Jun 17, 2009 | 2 Comments

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee and a key player in the federal transportation re-write, just released a statement hailing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s call for an 18-month extension of the existing transport law: I am very pleased that the White House is being proactive in working with the […]

Boxer: Collect Fees on Driving Through ‘Honor System’

By Ben Fried | May 11, 2009 | 9 Comments

Another must-read from last week’s Reuters Infrastructure Summit: Barbara Boxer, the California Democrat who will be responsible for shepherding the next transportation bill through the Senate, says she’s open to a mileage tax and to indexing the gas tax to inflation to generate new revenue. It’s great to hear a legislator in Boxer’s position voice […]

Will Barbara Boxer Stand Up for Sustainable Transportation?

By Aaron Naparstek | May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment

Behind the scenes, we’re hearing a lot of sustainable transportation advocates sounding alarms over California Senator Barbara Boxer these days. As chair of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works committee, Boxer is going to play a critical role in this year’s federal transportation funding effort. Environmentalists want to see transportation policies and funding formulas that […]

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