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 Stories About: Department of Transportation AND placemaking AND politics
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Wheeling and Dealing
U.S. Transportation Secretary blames bikes for decay of roads and bridges |
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14 Sep 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:15 PM on 14 Sep 2007 When one rides a bicycle, one is able to transport oneself from place to place -- thus, one might call a bicycle "transportation." But not if one is U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters. Despite the fact that 10 percent of all U.S. trips to work, school, and store happen on bike or foot, Peters said in August that bike paths "are really not transpor ... |
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| Topics: bikes, Department of Transportation, green living, news, placemaking, politics, urban planning (all these topics) |
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Sue and Improved
States to sue Bush admin over weak fuel-economy standards for SUVs |
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02 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Sue and Improved States to sue Bush admin over weak fuel-economy standards for SUVs Stop us if this sounds familiar: A group of states plans to sue the feds over lax environmental regulations. At this point, the feds have more suits than Armani! Their federalism federalisn't! Take my states ... please! (Hey, we have to liven these stories up somehow.) The latest suit -- to ... |
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| Topics: Department of Transportation, environmental justice, news, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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Mexican Standoff
Feds Will Study Environmental Impact of Mexican Trucks on U.S. Roads |
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27 Aug 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Mexican Standoff Feds Will Study Environmental Impact of Mexican Trucks on U.S. Roads Bowing to a federal court order, the Bush administration announced yesterday that it will study what the environmental impact would be of an increase in Mexican trucks on U.S. roads. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals banned Mexican trucks from the U.S. in resp ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, Department of Transportation, globalization, Mexico, placemaking, politics, United States (all these topics) |
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Everybody Wants to Play the Fuel
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02 Apr 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Everybody Wants to Play the Fuel Sports utility vehicles, vans, and pickup trucks will be subject to slightly more stringent fuel-economy standards under a new rule released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Beginning in the 2007 model year, auto manufacturers will have to attain a fleet average of 22.2 miles per gallon for those vehicles, together classified as "light trucks." ... |
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| Topics: Department of Transportation, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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What Fuels These Mortals Be
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02 Apr 2002 |
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| What Fuels These Mortals Be Surprise, surprise: The U.S. Department of Transportation decided yesterday not to increase fuel-efficiency requirements for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks for the model year 2004. The decision comes after the Senate voted last month against a sharp increase in Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, instead directing the National Highway Traffic Safety Admini ... |
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| Topics: Department of Transportation, placemaking, politics (all these topics) |
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