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Transportation Policy Briefing
February 24, 2009
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Roll Call, Capitol Hill's daily newspaper, published an online transportation policy briefing this week that includes the first in-depth interview with President Obama's Transportation Secretary, former Republican Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois. It also includes commentary and essays about the stimulus package and the impending reauthorization of the 6-year federal transportation bill, which expires in September.
RA Board Member Meets With President Obama
February 20, 2009
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The leadership of the U.S. Conference of Mayors met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden at the White House on Friday, February 20. Among them was Meridian, Miss., Mayor John Robert Smith, A Reconnecting America Board Member.
Two “New” Best Practices
February 19, 2009
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These studies date back to 2005 but they are “new” to our Best Practices database.
Stimulus: Pork Barrel Spending Or Business As Usual?
February 14, 2009|On PBS’ NOW “Blueprint America” series Friday through Sunday
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President Obama's stimulus money is nearly out the door and on its way to the states, but will it be spent in the way it is intended? One alarming example: mass transit. Cities and states, strapped for money, are cutting back on mass transit even as it becomes more popular with Americans. Meanwhile, Preisdent Obama is calling for increased mass transit as a necessary step toward energy independence. Will the government's investment dramatically revitalize our national travel infrastructure, or will states spend the money according to "business as usual"?
New Edition Of Street Smart: Streetcars And Cities Available
February 3, 2009
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Reconnecting America sold all copies of the award-winning Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century book and we are publishing a second edition, which will be available on our website before the end of February, with a downloadable Table of Contents and sample chapter. This new edition includes case studies of the two most recent new streetcar projects: Seattle’s South Lake Union streetcar, which some believe will eventually attract more development than Portland’s Pearl District, and Savannah’s streetcar, which cost just $1 million, has no overhead wires, and runs on cooking grease from nearby restaurants.
