By
Barbara McCann, on July 6th, 2009 in
Federal
As we close in on the 100-mark for state and local jurisdictions with adopted policies, the need for federal action becomes more acute. We appreciate the potentially profound impact of “comprehensive street design policies and principles” in the House bill and look forward to working with Chairman Oberstar in strengthening that provision. [Continue Reading "Complete Streets in the House Transportation Bill..."]
By
Stephanie Potts, on June 23rd, 2009 in
Federal
The House Transportation bill, The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (STAA) (.pdf), was released yesterday by Representatives Oberstar (MN), Mica (FL), DeFazio (OR), and Duncan (TN), and differs from the Complete Streets Act of 2009 (HR 1443), offered by Representative Matsui earlier this year, in a few key ways. [Continue Reading "Transportation Bill Released..."]
By
Barbara McCann, on June 18th, 2009 in
Federal
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has provided the first look at what their version of the next federal transportation authorization might look like, and complete streets gets prominent placement. [Continue Reading "House Authorization Blueprint..."]