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Paving the Future of Transportation Policy: What Congress Smoothed Over This Year, and Where the Pot

National Council of La Raza | Posted 10.13.2012 | Latino Voices
Read More: Latinos, Latino Politics, National Environmental Policy Act, Transportation Policy, Map-21, Nepa, Safe Routes to Schools, Nclr, National Council of La Raza, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, Surface Transportation Bill, Transportation, Latino Voices News
National Council of La Raza

Two years is welcome certainty for a sluggish economy but a blink of an eye for policymaking. NCLR is committed to monitoring implementation of transportation reauthorization and helping to pave the way for strong legislation in 2014.

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Matt Sledge

Bicycle, Pedestrian Funding Saved with New Transportation Bill Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 03.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Gas Prices, Video, Transportation Enhancements, Ben Cardin, Safe Routes to Schools, Harry Reid, Senate-Transportation-Bill, Bicycling, Thad Cochran, Pedestrians, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, Pedestrian Safety, I-35w-Bridge-Collapse, Politics News

If a transportation bill amended Thursday passes the Senate, it will likely include dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian paths. Bicycle and...

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Matt Sledge

House GOP Takes Aim At Safe Routes To School, Mass Transit

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics
Read More: Bike Paths, Tom Petri, Video, Mass Transit, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Safe Routes to Schools, Earl Blumenauer, John Mica, Charlie Rangel, Politics News

Two House committees voted on Thursday and Friday to eliminate federal funding for a program that creates bicycle and pedestrian paths for children go...

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Creeps and Weirdos: The Auto Industry Agenda for Keeping You on Four Wheels

Larry_Cohen | Posted 04.03.2012 | Green
Read More: Street Safety, Transportation Policy, Bikes, Safe Routes to Schools, Health, Public Health, Walkability, Cars, Bicycling, Walkable Cities, Public Transit, Auto Industry, Bicyles, Transportation, Green News
Larry_Cohen

The car is still king -- from parking lots to roadways. And car companies intend to keep it that way.

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International Walk to School Day, Everyday

Jacqueline Edelberg | Posted 12.02.2011 | Home
Read More: How to Walk to School, Safe Routes to Schools, Education, Nettelhorst School, International Walk to School Day, Home News
Jacqueline Edelberg

If we could simply overcome our irrational fears, children would scamper down the street in droves, right? The sad truth is that even the fittest, bravest or most conscientious kids cannot realistically walk to school if they don't attend the school in their neighborhood.

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