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How to fix local transit and road planning

August 3, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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globalwarming, landuse, metropolitanregions, MPO, reauthorization, regionalplanning, smartgrowth, transportation

Our nation's metro regions need stronger tools to address transportation and land use issues.  I haven't turned to the issue of metropolitan regionalism in a while (last time was in April), but a new column by Bill Hudnut on Citiwire...continued

Oberstar delivers a history lesson and imagination on transportation reform

July 31, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
highways, oberstar, reauthorization, reform, smartgrowth, transit, transportation

There's a fascinating (if brief) interview with Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on the PBS "Blueprint America" website.  Oberstar and his committee will play a major role in the upcoming overhaul of federal...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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