Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Earl Blumenauer

Blumenauer, Bipartisan Co-Sponsors Set Out to Improve Street Safety Metrics

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 15, 2013 | No Comments

After a long period of inaction on Capitol Hill, the wheels are beginning to turn again. Lawmakers introduced not one but two good transportation-related bills yesterday: one that aims to improve the safety of walking and biking and one that would establish a national infrastructure bank. We’ll get into the infrastructure bank bill in a […]

Lawmakers Push to Permanently Upgrade Transit’s Second-Class Tax Benefit

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 10, 2013 | 25 Comments

While the rest of the Capitol prepared for President Obama’s visit to lobby members of Congress on Syria military strikes, three lawmakers gathered under the hot sun with transit advocates to push for a more bread-and-butter issue: tax benefits for transit riders. For years, car commuters could claim up to $240 per month in tax-free […]

Blumenauer: Let’s Stop Hiding in Fear of a Mileage Fee

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 17, 2012 | 22 Comments

In June, the House of Representatives voted to ban U.S. DOT from even studying the viability of switching from the gas tax to a vehicle-miles-traveled (VMT) fee. But the tide may be turning: The sponsor of the amendment, Rep. Chip Cravaack, has been ousted from Congress, the amendment itself is on the skids, and a new […]

New Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Federal Investment in Bike-Ped

By Ben Goldman | May 9, 2012 | 6 Comments

At a press conference outside the Capitol this morning, where gusty winds nearly carried off the visual aids (if it weren’t for a few diligent supporters), bicycle advocates joined members of Congress to unveil the results of a new survey about federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. The telephone poll of 1,003 Americans, commissioned […]

With a Big Crowd and Bipartisan Support, Bike Summit Gets Rolling

By Ben Goldman | Mar 21, 2012 | 1 Comment

The League of American Bicyclists welcomed a record crowd to the 2012 National Bike Summit this morning. Over 800 attendees filled the basement of the Grand Hyatt Metro Center in Washington to hear remarks from federal lawmakers and officials about the state of bike advocacy in America — so large a crowd that president Andy Clarke […]

Blumenauer: Don’t Let American Streets Remain Unsafe Routes to School

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 15, 2012 | 3 Comments

Right now the House is debating the GOP leadership’s oil drilling-with-a-side-of-highways bill, which may or may not survive the House floor. A lot of folks are upset about this proposal, which would eliminate dedicated federal funding for transit, biking, and walking, open up some of the country’s environmental treasures to oil drilling and delay infrastructure […]

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