Beth Osborne
Recent Posts
Op-Ed: 'Active Transportation Administration'? No, Thanks
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Editor’s note This article was written in response to an article on Streetsblog USA about a proposal to create an active transportation administration or czar at the U.S. Department of Transportation. We’re pleased to publish multiple perspectives on this important issue. A shift in messaging about how America gets from one place to another is […]
Inside the Smart Growth America Equity Summit
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The summit laid out a vision for a transportation planning process that assess errors of the past and the needs of the present, and envisions the future in a spirit of trust, celebration and healing.
Federal Transportation Policy Undermines Vision Zero
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The good news is that the number of people killed inside cars is going down. The bad news is that the number of people killed while walking and biking is skyrocketing.
A Bipartisan Policy Breakthrough That Could Save Local Economies
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Beth Osborne was deputy assistant secretary for policy, and then acting assistant secretary, at the U.S. Department of Transportation from 2009 until March, when she joined Transportation for America. Members of Congress love to talk about local control. And with good reason: American voters tell pollsters over and over again that they trust the elected […]