Transportation
Today’s Headlines – 2/16/11
Several transportation reformers joined T4 America in praising the President’s plan. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill) Some industry groups fear the proposal will not get off the ground in Congress. (The Hill) Secretary Ray LaHood touted the job-creation potential of transportation projects, saying “it will now be up to Congress to decide if it can be as [...]
Continue reading...House transportation leaders kick-off nationwide tour in West Virginia
15 February 2011 – 2:10 pm PST
West Virginia’s Beckley (right) and Charleston were the first two stops on a multi-state tour that House transportation leaders hope will result in a bipartisan bill to fund the nation’s infrastructure. The current law, known as SAFETEA-LU, expired in September 2009 and has continued under a series of short-term extensions, the latest expiring in March. [...]
Continue reading...The interesting thing about the Toyota iQ electric car
15 February 2011 – 9:42 am PST
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2 degress of hybrid seperation? EVs and hybrids sitting a tree With just 65 miles of EV range, the tiny iQ plug-in electric subcompact seems completely underwhelming. Compared to the compact Nissan Leaf, for instance, the iQ isn’t just smaller, but it offers less range. Smaller and less range just doesn’t seem to be the [...]
Continue reading...Today’s Headlines – 2/15/11
15 February 2011 – 8:00 am PST
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President Obama’s transportation budget leaves some key questions, including funding, up to Congress for the time being. (Streetsblog Capitol Hill) Secretary Ray LaHood describes the proposal as “tightening our belt, strengthening our future.” (DOT Blog) A lengthy New York Review of Books piece suggests the President and Republicans might have an endgame in mind on [...]
Continue reading...Southbound Granada Avenue Closed: Cushing Street to I-10 Frontage Road
14 February 2011 – 2:42 pm PST
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Waterline and related-utility work for the Modern Streetcar project began today, following the completion of the 57th Annual Tucson Gem, Mineral and Fossil Showcase. Southbound Granada Avenue between Cushing Street and the Interstate 10 Frontage Road will be closed to all traffic until mid May 2011. Additionally, left turn movements from Cushing Street to Granada [...]
Continue reading...Americans want Congress to ‘fix it first’, invest in and improve our transportation system
14 February 2011 – 11:46 am PST
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I-5 Repair Originally uploaded by WSDOT to Flickr. In the midst of the fervor about the House’s budget resolution for 2011 released Friday, and the President’s budget proposal for 2012 dominating the news today, a new bipartisan poll from the Rockefeller Foundation contains compelling arguments from a majority of Americans in favor of increased and [...]
Continue reading...Transportation for America applauds the President’s six-year investment plan for transportation
14 February 2011 – 11:24 am PST
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New poll figures show Americans agree on his proposed priorities WASHINGTON, DC, February 14, 2011 — President Obama today unveiled a fiscal 2012 budget proposal that calls for investing $128 billion in transportation infrastructure as a first installment on a long-awaited six-year investment plan totaling $556 billion. James Corless, director of Transportation for America, issued this [...]
Continue reading...President Obama proposes $556 billion, six-year federal transportation program
14 February 2011 – 10:24 am PST
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President Obama released a budget for the 2012 fiscal year this morning that includes a significant investment in our nation’s infrastructure and a long-overdue emphasis on options and accountability. The $556 billion, six-year proposal for transportation reauthorization included in the budget is an ambitious standout in a largely sober blueprint. However, persistent unemployment — particularly [...]
Continue reading...President Obama proposes $556 billion, six-year federal transportation program
14 February 2011 – 10:18 am PST
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President Obama released a budget for the 2012 fiscal year this morning that includes a significant investment in our nation’s infrastructure and a long-overdue emphasis on options and accountability. The $556 billion, six-year proposal for transportation reauthorization included in the budget is an ambitious standout in a largely sober blueprint. However, persistent unemployment — particularly [...]
Continue reading...Toyota too focused on hybrid cars not overall fuel economy?
14 February 2011 – 9:49 am PST
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EcoBoost a green perception threat to hybrid cars? Still a CAFE leader Just finished reading a summary of Shell Oil’s update to its 2008 Shell Energy Scenarios to 2050 report that focuses on how the recession has changed the company’s view of the next 40 years of energy. Essentially, the world is entering an era [...]
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16 February 2011 – 6:45 am PST
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