Reconnecting America Responds To Obama Infrastructure Initiative
CEO John Robert Smith applauds beginning of a national dialogue on investment in transportation infrastructure
On Sept. 6 President Barack Obama announced a comprehensive infrastructure plan to expand and renew our nation’s roads, railways and runways.
Statement of John Robert Smith
President and CEO, Reconnecting America
We applaud the President for beginning a national dialogue on investment in transportation infrastructure. Reconnecting America understands the power of transit-oriented investments to transform our economy, strengthen our communities, and ensure our nation’s ability to compete globally.
(September 8, 2010)
California: Appeal Sought for Raid on Redev Funds
Turlock Journal
The legality of the State of California's unprecedented $2.05 billion raid on local redevelopment funds is under appeal, following a California Redevelopment Association filing on Monday. In May, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd Connelly upheld the raid's legality, passed in July 2009 to balance California's 2009/2010 budget...
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(September 1, 2010)
Sacramento: Railyard Project Up in the Air
Sacramento Bee
A major deadline involving the future of the downtown Sacramento railyard - and of its financially troubled owner - passed with hardly a peep Monday....
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(August 25, 2010)
Blogosphere: Partnerships for Increasing Infrastructure
Brookings
Thank you very much Mayor Villaraigosa. I am pleased to be here and very much appreciate your invitation to discuss Los Angeles' 30/10 Initiative and transportation reform with you and Senator Boxer. As you know, the proposal is profoundly important to the future health and prosperity of the Los Angeles metropolitan area....
(August 25, 2010)
National: Barney Frank - Abolish Fannie and Freddie
MSNBC
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be abolished rather than reformed as part of the Obama administration's planned overhaul of the government's role in housing finance, Rep. Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services committee, said on Tuesday...
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(August 19, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Minnesota Post
"The more new people and business we attract, the more they share the cost of running a great city. The bigger the tax base, the more we can do, and less falls on each of us. The long-term financial health of Minneapolis depends on us growing,"
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(August 18, 2010)
Quote of the Day
Journal Sentinel
"As a state representative, Walker said he would rather see the state lose all $241 million than spend any of it on light rail."
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(August 17, 2010)
National: The Future of Housing Finance
Wall Street Journal
Today the Obama administration will begin a discussion on how to overhaul our nationalized housing finance system. Moderated by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Shaun Donovan, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the "Conference on the Future of Housing Finance" seeks answers to what went wrong in the U.S. housing market....
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(August 17, 2010)
San Diego: The "In lieu Fee"
The People's Post
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines "affordable" as housing that costs no more than 30 percent of a household's monthly income. Public agencies define affordable housing as units with rent restrictions or price restrictions to maintain affordability...
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(August 17, 2010)
Dallas: How Will the Region Pay for Transportation?
Dallas Morning News
I welcome the opportunity to speak directly to the users of this region's transportation system to get important input on how we should move forward in funding transportation. The Regional Transportation Council, through its staff, holds more than 40 public meetings per year but talking to you on this blog creates a new opportunity for real input...
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(August 17, 2010)
