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Don’t Drive? It’s Getting Harder to Vote in Texas
Today is the first federal general election since the Supreme Court struck down key portions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Texas and other states have taken full advantage of their new ability to make...
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Voters slammed Prop L. It’s clear: San Franciscans want to put the automobile era behind us for a more livable city. @NoOnPropL — Streetsblog SF (@StreetsblogSF) November 5, 2014 In case you need a...
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GOP Will Control the Senate in 2015 — What Does It Mean for Transportation?
The forecasting models were right: As the polls closed last night it quickly became apparent that Republicans will gain control of the Senate, with at least 52 seats now held by the GOP. The...
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Pennsylvania’s New Governor Is Awesome
Here’s another race for governor with big implications for transportation policy: In Pennsylvania, businessman Tom Wolf handily beat incumbent Tom Corbett. Pennsylvania Governor-Elect Tom Wolf penned a...
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How Clayton County Turned Its Zero-Transit Nightmare Around
Walking is great, but Clayton County’s car-free households are about to get some transportation options. Photo courtesy of Georgia Chapter, Sierra Club Whether Tuesday’s election left you feeling...
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Talking Headways: You’ve Got to Fight for Your Right to Party Politics
Has the stupor worn off yet? Election Day was last Tuesday, and we’ll be living with the results for years. But Beth Osborne, a former Hill staffer and U.S. DOT official now at Transportation for...
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Transit Vote 2016: Indianapolis’s Chance to Get a Real Transit System
The Indy Connect plan would dramatically expand frequent transit routes (in red). Maps: Indy Connect. Click to enlarge. The presidency and Congress aren’t the only things at stake when voters go to the...
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Transit Vote 2016: California’s Transportation Funding Ballot Initiatives
Los Angeles County’s Measure M would add 100 miles of rail and 65 miles of BRT. Maps by Adam Linder We continue our overview of what’s at stake in the big transit ballot initiatives next week with a...
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Bikes and Transit Keep Racking Up Ballot Wins
PlacesForBikes is a PeopleForBikes program to help U.S. communities build better biking, faster. You can follow them on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook or sign up for their weekly news digest about...
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Democrats Vow to Fight for Cheap Gas
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, national Democrats are testing out a new line of attack against Donald Trump. Nope, it’s not about the new evidence accumulating every day that the president bases...
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Florida GOP Trying to Kill Transportation Measure
The Republican Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives is using his authority to try to help ensure metro Tampa remains one of America’s most dangerous places to walk or bike. Rep. José Oliva...
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ELECTION ROUNDUP: Transit (Mostly) Wins
It was a good night for transit in much of the country as voters overwhelmingly approved scores of transportation-related initiatives that were on the ballot on Tuesday. The public will have to wait...
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Kamala Harris Took a Political Risk to Fight Climate Change
Yesterday, presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States Joe Biden announced that his running mate for Vice President will be California Senator Kamala Harris. Reactions to the...
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What to Do Today: A Walking Meditation, and Distractions
Today’s stress endurance test will be as good a time as any to practice staying calm. For readers who aren’t busy helping people vote, or doing essential work, being stuck at home can be too much of...
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ANALYSIS: So You Wanna Be New York City Mayor, Huh?
It’s our December donation drive. Your gift helps us do these kinds of important stories. So please click here. For the past two weeks, Streetsblog readers feasted on the seven posts we spun out from...
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Op-Ed: Finally, a Chance for Environmental Justice
The following opinion piece comes via American Forum, a long-time media education group in Washington D.C. The announcement of Michael Regan to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is good...
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Transit Was a Big Winner at this Year’s Polls
Voters across the country continued to recognize the importance of keeping public buses and trains moving — and financed — even as most progressive and pro-transit candidates didn’t fare as well at the...
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Opinion: Candidates’ Commitment to Road Safety Should Be a Litmus Test For...
The ability to travel safely on U.S. roads has reached a crisis point. With more than 46,000 loved ones lost to traffic violence last year and historic highs for fatalities of people walking and...
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Midterm Races that Sustainable Transportation Advocates Are Watching
Sustainable transportation is on Tuesday’s ballot in communities across America — and advocates say that several of the most important aspects our federal transportation future may hang in the balance,...
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Here’s Where Bikes Won Big at the Polls This Month
Editor's note: This article was originally published on People for Bikes and is republished with permission. On Nov. 8, voters across the country approved nearly $3.6 billion in local funding for new...
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