In the first ten months of the 2009 economic stimulus package, investments in public transportation created twice as many jobs per dollar as investments in highways, according to a new analysis by Smart Growth America. With the 2009 stimulus providing three times more money for highways than transit, Congress missed a chance to put more [...]
In the first ten months of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), investments in public transportation have created twice as many jobs per dollar as investments in highways. A new analysis by the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Smart Growth America, and U.S. PIRG shows that by mimicking funding levels for transportation set out in ARRA, the Jobs for Main Street Act passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in December missed an opportunity to create additional jobs where they are needed most. Read more on the report, “What we learned from the Stimulus, and how to use what we learned to speed job creation in the 2010 jobs bill.”
Lessons Learned from Recovery Act Show Superior Job Creation
from Spending on Public Transportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new analysis by the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Smart Growth America, and U.S. PIRG shows that in the first ten months of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), investments in public transportation have created twice as many jobs [...]
For 17 straight years, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has failed to meet their own, not-remarkably-ambitious hiring goals: that at least 11% of their workforce should be people of color and at least 6% should be women. (Minnesota is 85% white, though not 94% male.) The economic stimulus was meant to benefit everyone in hard economic times, partially through job creation in the transportation sector. African-Americans are hit disproportionately by job losses in a recession, but in Minnesota they haven’t received the full benefit from the stimulus money, an investment meant to aid everyone.
Ever wish you could see your words on this blog? Smart Growth America is seeking an excellent candidate to serve as a Communications Associate. In addition to other responsibilities, the Associate will work with our Communications Director and other members of the communications team to produce materials for print and web — including organizational brochures [...]
Smart Growth America (SGA) is seeking an excellent candidate to serve as a Federal Policy Fellow. The Fellow will work with Smart Growth America’s federal policy team and coalition partners to engage and educate Congress and the Administration on the benefits of smart growth principles. Applications are due by Monday, August 17th.
Responsibilities will include:
Research [...]
The National Complete Streets Coalition is seeking a Federal Policy Fellow to work with a diverse coalition of prominent national organizations working for the adoption of complete streets policies across the country. Applications are due by May 26th.
We are looking for a go-getter that will help us advance our federal policy efforts by moving [...]
Smart Growth America is looking for someone to serve as our State Campaign Manager.
We are seeking a smart and motivated individual to grow a national campaign into an excellent field operation. The Campaign Manager will direct the day to day expansion of, and tasks to build, a diverse coalition of prominent national, state, and local [...]
Smart Growth America is looking for an IT professional to manage its current web assets and the rollout of new CRM and CMS systems.
Do you have experience designing and building and managing websites, managing small local networks? Would you be willing to do tech support grunt work for our small office while also managing the [...]
