Category Archives: Transportation

Morning Awful: Tea Party Cars

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Tea Party Cars”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailI have written many times about the car mandate, and its role in disempowering American workers as well as climate and pollution issues. I have also touched on the role of the John … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Where the Jobs Are

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Where the Jobs Are”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail I rarely share Huffington Post links anymore, but Peter Goodman has written a lengthy post on a topic near to my heart. I have written before about the car mandate, in … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Kochs Back Romney

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Kochs Back Romney”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail President Obama has been consistently progressive on transportation and transit issues. He has also championed renewable energy, not just oil and gas drilling. At Mitt Romney’s website, however, the “issues” page says … Continue reading →

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Arizona Drinks Fluoride-Free Kool-Aid

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Arizona Drinks Fluoride-Free Kool-Aid”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail A radical fringe conspiracy theory has become Arizona state law: “Agenda 21″ is the new FEMA death camps. Tinfoil hat, Glenn Beck-addled Republicans are in charge of an American state legislature; before they’re … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Traffic Jam on the Hill

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Traffic Jam on the Hill”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailStill rejecting the Senate’s two-year bill, the House Republican majority has settled on an extension of the current transportation bill through the election. Democrats agreed to their inclusion of Keystone XL … Continue reading →

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Transportation Policy in Under Four Minutes

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Transportation Policy in Under Four Minutes”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDespite being in Spanish and about Mexico, this is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on the need to move away from building roads to building transportation. They are not … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: House of Orange

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: House of Orange”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailJohn Boehner is really, really bad at his job. His own caucus hates his transportation bill. He’s tried three different approaches, each of them worse than the last. His latest iteration would gut … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Gas Tax Culture War

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Gas Tax Culture War”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailJohn Mica is the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Speaking to the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Tuesday, he defended his austere transportation budget and sprawl-friendly … Continue reading →

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You CAN Put a Gun Rack in the Back of a Chevy Volt

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “You CAN Put a Gun Rack in the Back of a Chevy Volt”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailDespite his best imitation of a teabagging ignoramus, Newt Gingrich has been flaming out once again on the campaign trail. His latest laugh line about … Continue reading →

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Carol Clarke on Birmingham Sprawl

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Carol Clarke on Birmingham Sprawl”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailCarol Clarke, Co-Chair of Norwood Neighborhood Improvement Plan Steering Cimmittee and former Director of Birmingham Economic Development, was at the Alabama Community Leaders Institute at the campus of Alabama A&M in Huntsville on … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Boehner’s Transit Funding Plan

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Morning Awful: Boehner’s Transit Funding Plan”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailKill this bill! John Boehner is trying to cut transit from the highway bill and use the funding hole as a lever to increase drilling activity and approve the Keystone XL pipeline. … Continue reading →