GLIN==> Northeast-Midwest Institute Launches Tranportation Policy Project

February 22, 2011

Contact: Allegra Cangelosi



Northeast-Midwest Institute

(202) 464-4014

 

 

 

 

 

NORTHEAST-MIDWEST INSTITUTE 

LAUNCHES TRANSPORTATION POLICY PROJECT

 

 

Washington, D.C. - The Northeast-Midwest Institute will advance
sustainability and livability in the region's communities through a new
project on transportation policy supported by the Rockefeller
Foundation, the Surdna Foundation and the Funders Network for Smart
Growth and Livable Communities.  The project will be led by two new
Senior Policy Analysts for the Institute: Christopher Forinash, who
brings 17 years of transportation policy and planning experience, and
Dr. Colleen Cain, an urban policy expert.

 

In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined with the
Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Transportation
(DOT) to form a Partnership for Sustainable Communities (Partnership).
The Partnership's goal is to better integrate federal transportation,
housing, and environmental programs and spending to support local
efforts to expand housing and transportation choices, protect their air
and water, attract economic growth, and provide the type of development
residents want.  At the same time, in the 112th Congress, lawmakers will
be faced with reauthorizing federal surface transportation legislation,
creating important opportunities to improve the federal policy response
to community needs as they pursue sustainability and livability
objectives.  

 

The Northeast-Midwest Institute project will provide expert
informational support to EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities for
their Partnership work, coupled with outreach to Members of Congress
about sustainability and livability policy options, particularly as they
relate to the NEMW region's transportation infrastructure.  

 

                

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