Year: 2009
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White House to Agencies: Prepare for Broad Spending Freeze or 5% Cut
Congressional deficit anxiety, always running high amid conservative Democrats, is reaching something of a fever pitch
this week -- while the White House prepares to ask most federal
agencies for two alternative budgets for the fiscal year that begins
next fall: one that freezes spending and one with a 5 percent cut.
November 12, 2009
Tilting at Windmills in Minnesota
The difficulty of changing our ingrained daily habits -- even for
our own good, not the health of the planet -- is the subject of today's
post from Streetsblog Network member Twin City Sidewalks.
November 12, 2009
Which is the Steepest Street in San Francisco? Hint: It’s Not Filbert
One of my favorite memories from childhood was the first time my grandparents took my sister and me into San Francisco. We were country bumpkins who grew up on a ranch in northeastern Nevada and were mesmerized by the cacophony and tumult of the big city. My grandfather took us to all the tourist destinations of note, including Fisherman's Wharf and Ghiradelli Square, but the memory that remains the most vivid in my mind was the drive down Filbert Street.
November 11, 2009
Some Bay Area Developers Ditch the Extra Parking Spaces for More Units
When it comes to building new developments in the Bay Area, especially in San Francisco, the battle over limiting the construction of new parking spaces is pitched. Parking reform advocacy organizations like Livable City, which maintains a listserv populated by car-free and livable-city advocates keeping a keen watch on planning commission parking exemptions, have long encouraged city leaders to tighten the parking-to-unit ratios in dense neighborhoods flush with transit and bicycling options.
November 11, 2009
Cupertino Resident Killed While Riding Bicycle Near De Anza College
Wanju Yu, a 74-year-old Cupertino resident, was struck and killed by a driver while riding his bicycle near De Anza College yesterday.
November 11, 2009
Senate to Take Up Mysterious ‘Jobs Bill’ — Is Infrastructure in the Mix?
The notion of a "front-loaded" infrastructure bill to counter the rising U.S. unemployment rate has been circulating in Washington for some time, though solid details on such a measure have yet to emerge.
November 11, 2009
Meet the Obama Administration’s New Clean Energy Loan Man
The Department of Energy (DoE) yesterday chose
venture capitalist Jonathan Silver to head up its loan programs, which
include $25 billion in loan guarantees for low-emissions cars and $32
billion in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects.
November 11, 2009
Chrysler: Taking Taxpayer Money and Running Away From Cleaner Cars
When Chrysler asked the government for a second round of bailout money in February, it submitted a 177-page restructuring plan that vowed to usher in a new era of fuel-efficient vehicles at the famously gas-chugging automaker.
November 11, 2009
Around the Country, Calls for Pedestrian Safety Grow Louder
The Dangerous by Design
report on pedestrian fatalities from Transportation for America and the
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership has been getting a lot of
attention from the Streetsblog Network
(and from the national press) this week. The data in the report gives
advocates a powerful tool when talking to local officials about the
need for safer streets.
November 11, 2009