TransForm in the News
Tough choices on transit ahead
January 22, 2008
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Long Beach Press-Telegram
If approved by voters, the gas-tax measure would be phased in at 2.5
cents a year for four years - ultimately adding up to 10 cents more per
gallon, said Stuart Cohen, executive director of the Transportation and
Land Use Coalition, an Oakland-based group of 90 agencies from the
Sierra Club to Save the Bay.
January 11, 2008
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"Splitting the (spillover) money is a strong acknowledgement that the massive cut last year was not going to fight global warming and was just keeping commuters stuck in traffic," said Stuart Cohen, executive director of the Transportation and Land Use Coalition, a Bay Area transit advocacy group.
$3 million in grants to be awarded today
December 19, 2007
Published In:
Oakland Tribune
The Oakland-based Transportation and Land Use Coalition would spend
$75,000 to develop a rating system to evaluate how well building plans
promote public transit use.
October 27, 2007
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Stuart Cohen, executive director of the Transportation and Land Use Coalition,
a transit advocacy group, suggested making transit free and offering
gasoline tax rebates to people below certain income levels.
September 28, 2007
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Walk and Roll to School is a great time to institute a new routine that includes walking to and from school.