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APHA Tallies ‘Hidden Health Costs’ of Transportation Status Quo

By Elana Schor | May 20, 2010 | 3 Comments

The nation’s transportation planning process fails to account for more than $200 billion per year in "hidden health costs" imposed by traffic and air pollution, according to a new report from the American Public Health Association (APHA) that maps the nexus between infrastructure and health care. Traffic brings with it billions of dollars in "hidden […]

Transit Industry and State DOTs Agree: Senate Climate Bill Needs ‘Rewrite’

By Elana Schor | May 19, 2010 | 5 Comments

The transit industry’s leading D.C. lobbying outlet today joined the umbrella group for state DOTs and two major construction groups to protest the Senate climate bill’s failure to set aside all of the revenue from its proposed new fuel fees for infrastructure projects — specifically, to the cash-strapped highway trust fund that is generally split, […]

Transit Industry to Join State DOTs in Blasting Senate Climate Bill

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2010 | 5 Comments

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is set to join the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and two construction interests tomorrow in protesting the Senate climate bill’s proposed diversion of new fuel fees away from infrastructure — an argument that puts the transit industry’s leading D.C. lobbying group squarely in the […]

Transportation Moving Votes in Harman’s L.A. Congressional Race

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2010 | 3 Comments

Contested congressional primaries in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Arkansas are drawing the lion’s share of media attention today, but many Los Angelenos are eyeing June 8 as their Super Tuesday. That day will bring voters to the polls in a race between Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) and Marcy Winograd, who is challenging the eight-term lawmaker from […]

Ford Foundation to Send $200M to Metropolitan Development

By Elana Schor | May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

The Ford Foundation, created seven decades ago by a U.S. car industry scion, notably diverged from its past today by announcing a new, $200 million grant program aimed at promoting the local integration of transportation and land use planning and a movement beyond auto-based development. A "transit village" in the San Francisco area, cited by […]

U.S. DOT Holding Five Public Meetings on Its National Rail Plan

By Elana Schor | May 17, 2010 | No Comments

As it works to finalize a National Rail Plan that could prove pivotal in securing dedicated long-term funding for high-speed rail, the U.S. DOT is soliciting public feedback at five meetings in the coming weeks. The first public meeting will be held Wednesday in Kansas City, followed by a Thursday meeting in Atlanta, according to […]

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