Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Weather

Transportation Meltdown: The Too Hot to Move Edition

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

Stay inside, friends. The heat index is a sizzling 111 degrees here in DC and I’m betting it’s not much better where you are. And heat exhaustion isn’t the only reason to crank the air conditioning or lounge in the kiddie pool. Transportation systems are also breaking down in the heat. Shane Phillips at Better […]

Weathering the Next 108-Year Storm

By Deron Lovaas | Nov 2, 2012 | 1 Comment

Deron Lovaas is the Federal Transportation Policy Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. This article is cross-posted from his blog on Switchboard. The Boy Scout motto (“Be prepared”) should guide state transportation departments (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and transit agencies as we recover from the destruction Hurricane Sandy wreaked. This superstorm was deemed historic for transit […]

The Connection That Can’t Be Ignored: Sandy and Climate Change

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 1, 2012 | 13 Comments

If there’s any good news to come out of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, it’s that political leaders and the press are actually talking about climate change. At the end of a long campaign season with barely a mention of the issue, it’s a relief to hear some sane discussion of the issue based on […]

Why Recovery Aid Is Getting to Roads Faster Than Transit

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 31, 2012 | 1 Comment

As we reported yesterday, MAP-21 went into effect just in time for Hurricane Sandy, allowing the Federal Transit Administration similar emergency grant-making authority as FHWA. But Adam Snider at Politico reminded us this morning that the change is easier said than done. While U.S. DOT released $13 million yesterday to New York and Rhode Island […]