Livability News - Beyond

Transit use hits 50-year high

Ridership decreases in Houston

Steve Hawley, Mar 09, 09.

More Americans rode public transit systems in 2008 than any year since the creation of the Interstate highway system in…

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Reduce air traffic with better rail

Eliminate shorter flights

Wendy Natt, Mar 06, 09.

One-third of all air travel in this country is for trips of less than 350 miles, reports a Transportation For…

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Transportation for America releases platform, poll

Organization promotes transit

Steve Hawley, Feb 26, 09.

Transportation for America (T4America), a coalition of more than 225 organizations and 15,000 individuals, released its official platform in Washington,…

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Obama, Cabinet members discuss recovery funds

Business as usual must change

Steve Hawley, Feb 23, 09.

President Obama and two of his Cabinet members have gone on record stating how the recovery plan should — and…

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High-speed rail funds may go to incremental improvements

Money is long overdue

Steve Hawley, Feb 23, 09.

The $8 billion in stimulus funding slated for high-speed rail is much-needed, but the money will likely go to incremental…

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US driving miles fall for 14th straight month

Driving up slightly in Texas

Steve Hawley, Feb 20, 09.

UPDATE (04/28/09, 10:57 am): More complete figures from the FHWA reveal that vehicle miles decreased for just the fourth time…

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Adolfo Carrión to lead Obama’s Office of Urban Policy

Will target struggling cities

Wendy Natt, Feb 20, 09.

President Obama has appointed Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión director of the White House’s new Office of Urban Policy, according…

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Obama supports transportation reform in interview

Better planning is key

Steve Hawley, Feb 19, 09.

President Obama said in a recent interview that he supports transportation reform and would like to see an infrastructure bank…

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Connecting housing policy and sustainability

Obama HUD Secretary speaks

Wendy Natt, Feb 18, 09.

New Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan spoke recently at the NYU Furman Center Housing Policy Conference, where…

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LaHood issues statement supporting transit, sustainability

T4America releases summary

Steve Hawley, Feb 18, 09.

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood released a statement yesterday supporting transit, high-speed rail, and sustainable development in response to the…

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