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Connecting the Dots: President Obama Begins Laying Out a Vision for Transportation

February 18, 2009

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil

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changeinwashington, development, energy, gasoline, highways, infrastructure, lightrail, metropolitan, publictransit, rail, smartercities, sprawl, transportation bill, transportation policy

Last week was a remarkably revealing week regarding this new Administration's transportation policy. First, on February 10th at a Florida town hall meeting, President Obama declares that  I think a lot more people are open now to thinking regionally in...continued

Transit in New York: Green and Getting Greener

January 8, 2009

Posted by Deron Lovaas in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
cars, energy, energyefficiency, metropolitan, newyorkcity, publictransit, rail, smartercities, transportation policy

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority for New York State just unveiled a remarkable report, Greening Mass Transit & Metro Regions. It's the product of a Blue Ribbon Commission chaired by Jonathan Rose, an NRDC board member and President of the Rose...continued

Deron Lovaas
Deron Lovaas
Federal Transportation Policy Director
Washington, D.C.
I joined NRDC after working for several other conservation groups and Maryland's Environment Department. I...
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