Recent Streetsblog USA posts about James Oberstar

As Minneapolis Joins NACTO, Oberstar Backs Shift on Transit Operating Aid

By Elana Schor | Mar 30, 2010 | 6 Comments

At an event in Minneapolis today, House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) announced his support for giving urban transit agencies more flexibility to spend federal transportation formula money on operating — a change in the current law that has already won the backing of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood but has split the transit industry. […]

Oberstar Stays Optimistic About New Transport Bill in 2010

By Elana Schor | Mar 26, 2010 | 2 Comments

House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) today renewed his call for action on a new federal infrastructure bill before year’s end, using a hearing on the Obama administration’s stimulus law to urge passage of long-term legislation as well as a second round of short-term investment in roads, bridges, and rail. House transport committee chairman […]

Transport Fix to Jobs Bill Would Take $192M From CA, Send $76M to TX

By Elana Schor | Mar 19, 2010 | No Comments

House transport panel chairman Jim Oberstar’s (D-MN) state would lose an estimated $9.5 million under the fix. (Photo: Jonathan Maus) Fixing a disputed provision in the jobs bill that President Obama signed into law yesterday — as Senate Democratic leaders promised House transportation committee chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) following complaints by several members of his […]

House and Senate Split on Approach to Obama’s Transit Safety Plan

By Elana Schor | Mar 16, 2010 | 2 Comments

After a year marked by discord between the House and Senate over the timing of the next federal transportation bill, another split emerged yesterday over the timetable for taking up the Obama administration’s plan for federal involvement in transit safety oversight. Rep. John Mica (R-FL) opposes the White House safety plan, but he also wants […]

Is 2010 the Year for Federal Bike Aid? The Answer: A Big ‘Maybe’

By Elana Schor | Mar 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

This week’s National Bike Summit culminated in an ambitious new campaign to recruit a million bike advocates and the unveiling of a new Google Maps bike feature. But in a Wednesday session dedicated to the outlook for federal bike investments, cycling advocates hesitated to declare that they could secure new commitments from Washington. Rep. Earl […]

House Moves to Repay U.S. DOT Workers Furloughed by Bunning Filibuster

By Elana Schor | Mar 10, 2010 | No Comments

The House voted today to compensate nearly 2,000 U.S. DOT workers who were forcibly furloughed last week when Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) mounted a five-day blockade of legislation extending federal transportation spending for the month of March. Sen. Jim Bunning’s (R-KY) one-man filibuster kept U.S. DOT workers off the job for two days. (Photo: CNN) […]

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