Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Climate Change

Congress is moving closer to bar Chinese electric buses and rail cars, hampering efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the coming years. Image: Jonathan Riley

Congress To Bar Chinese E-Buses and Rail Cars

By Aaron Short | Dec 12, 2019 | No Comments

A federal "Buy American" provision just screwed U.S. transit agencies. Thanks, Congress.

Brookings Institution's Adie Tomer argues that Congress must fund transportation infrastructure in a completely different way than it has in the past to ensure that transit is prioritized.

Think Tank Offers Road Map to Break the Car Culture

By Aaron Short | Dec 10, 2019 | No Comments

Congress should stop splurging on new highways and instead expand transit to help Americans break their century-long addiction to a device that is killing us, the car, a D.C. institute says.

It's time to revisit how the federal government spends billions of dollars on transportation funding, the Future of Transportation Caucus says. Image: Alex Berger

Why We Formed the Future of Transportation Caucus

By Ayanna Pressley, Jesús "Chuy" García and Mark Takano | Nov 14, 2019 | No Comments

Reps. Pressley, Garcia and Takano outline the need for a new federal vision.

Infrastructure needs to be maintained, but building more roads and bridges is a Ponzi scheme. Photo: Ohio River Bridges Flickr Page

It’s Progressives vs. Labor over Transportation Money

By Aaron Short | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

It's the latest battle for the soul of the Democratic party.

Senator Chuck Schumer's $454-billion proposal encouraging drivers to swap their gas-powered cars with electric ones is misguided. Image: Third Way Think Tank

Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong

By Aaron Short | Oct 25, 2019 | No Comments

Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.

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Greta in Denver: ‘Older Generations Are Failing Us’

By Andy Bosselman | Oct 11, 2019 | No Comments

"We all need to do the seemingly impossible,” said 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg at a climate strike in Denver today.

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