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Why Thinking Small Is Smart Transportation Policy

November 10, 2009

Posted by Colin Peppard in U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
fixitfirst, greeninfrastructure, policy, transportation

Mary Peters, who was Secretary of Transportation under President Bush posted an interesting item on the National Review Online site last week. Writing about the importance of what she considers a strong transportation plank in VA Governor-elect Bob McDonnell's campaign plan, she said: "...McDonnell's...

The Wheels of the Clean Energy Economy

October 28, 2009

Posted by Colin Peppard in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
CEJAPA, energyandclimate2009, globalwarming, greenjobs, kerry-boxer, pollution, senate, smartgrowth, transportation

In a previous post, I asked why we don't consider the federal transportation bill a major energy bill. Leaving that question aside, on Friday, Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer introduced a bill that couldn't be mistaken for anything else:...

Colin Peppard
Colin Peppard
Transportation Policy Advocate
Washington, D.C.
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