POLICYLINK
In St. Louis, MO, major cuts in bus service this spring left workers, students, disabled people, and elderly residents stranded and feeling bereft. Stuart and Dianne Falk, who are both in wheelchairs, told CNN they no longer would be able to get to the gym or the downtown theater company where they volunteer. “To be saddled, to be imprisoned, that is what it is going to feeling like,” Stuart Falk said…
Posts Tagged ‘Policylink’
Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010A Generational Opportunity
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009As we mark Labor Day 2009, it is a most appropriate time to also begin a major examination (and discussion) of the job development opportunities that are possible with a major national commitment to infrastructure repair. Job training programs, worker education initiatives and so much more, coupled with suitable funding, offers perhaps a generational opportunity. PolicyLink, a “national research and action institute” wants to make sure we take advantage of the situation.
Check out their guide to Bringing Home the Green Recovery on the latest Infra Views post…
View this complete post...Bringing Home the Green Recovery: A User’s Guide to the 2009 Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009POLICYLINK
“…the American people are suffering through the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and the planet is approaching a tipping point beyond which lies climate catastrophe…”
An Engine of Opportunity: A User’s Guide to Advocate for Transportation Equity in the 2009 Recovery Act
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009POLICYLINK
“Transportation policy, planning, and investments have traditionally put lower-income people and communities of color in the slow lane, leaving economically-distressed neighborhoods with few avenues to prosperity…”
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