Entries from Cascadia Prospectus tagged with 'BARACK OBAMA'


LaHood: Mileage Charge, P3s, Expanded Tolling All Possible

In a significant return to a controversial topic - the positive mention of which once earned him a sharp public rebuke from President Barack Obama's press secretary - U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood today in Chicago reiterated the possibility of...

Team Obama Rejects Gas Tax Hike; Boosting User Fee Prospects

Reuters reports that U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a senate committee the administration of President Barack Obama will not sign off on any hike in the increasingly ineffective federal gas tax, though Congress may propose that. LaHood's declaration signaled...

Will Congress Help Pave The Way For A Vehicle Mileage Tax?

Article as published in Crosscut During his successful campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama embraced the cause of surface transportation, arguing with gusto for improvements to inter-city high speed rail, for research and development to advance the mainstream adoption of...

Smart Spending On Transportation Will Strengthen U.S. Economy

But The Real Challenge Is Regional Leadership Though the details are far from settled, a federal economic stimulus package of roughly $600 billion to $800 billion has strong support from President-elect Barack Obama. Congress, including the fiscally conservative Blue Dog...

LaHood, Obama, Congress Face Transportation Challenges

President-elect Barack Obama Friday is to name retiring Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood the next U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary. Though he has served on the House Transportation Committee, moderate Republican LaHood's upside is his well established role as a bipartisan...

Obama's DOT Pick To Face Surface Transportation Crisis

The Washington Post paints an accurate picture of the surface transportation funding and financing crisis that will confront President-elect Barack Obama (below at right), Congress, and Obama's pick to head the U.S. Department of Transportation. As roads and bridges are...

John Doerr: Obama Should "Kick Start" Green Energy Research

Legendary Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr of Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers sat down for an interview at the recent Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco and shared some thoughts in this video from ZDNet (click here or on...

Transportation Transformation Group Challenges Status Quo

There's been growing concern about the state of the nation's transportation infrastructure, as evidenced by a proliferation of private sector initiatives to influence policy. This includes the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Let's Rebuild America" campaign; the Rockefeller Foundation-supported Building America's...

Senate Committee Highlights Dodd-Hagel "Infrastructure Bank" Bid

Clinton, Obama Co-sponsors The problem of infrastructure deficit received prominent attention from the governors and state officials meeting in Washington during the month of February. But aside from agreeing that the needs for infrastructure funding are great, that present resources...



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