{"id":10937,"date":"2012-05-24T08:04:14","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T15:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/?p=10937"},"modified":"2012-05-24T08:04:14","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T15:04:14","slug":"bill-fund-oregon-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/bill-fund-oregon-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Un nuevo proyecto de ley podr\u00eda permitir financiar las actualizaciones del transporte en Oreg\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not quite over yet, but after nearly three years of extensions and waiting for the new Oregon road bill to be passed&#8211;part of the federal transportation bill&#8211;the end of the road (if you\u2019ll pardon the play on words) may finally be in sight. Thankfully, the powers that be have come up with a far more acceptable plan for Oregon\u2019s bicyclists than was previously on the table.<\/p>\n<p>The Highway Trust Fund, which the government has been using to fund transportation projects for 900 days since the last transportation bill expired over 900 days ago, would have been bankrupt by the autumn of 2013, but now, <a href=\"http:\/\/bikeportland.org\/2012\/05\/16\/advocates-fight-to-keep-key-amendment-in-transportation-bill-71728\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">after a seemingly interminable number of delays, the new federal transportation bill finally appears about to become a reality<\/a>. At last, construction workers who have been waiting for the go-ahead and the funding to start work on badly needed road projects may get their opportunity to start building again.<\/p>\n<p>Facing a national meltdown of funding for road projects, and having been unable or unwilling to agree for nearly three years, both the House of Representatives and the Senate finally woke up, smelled the coffee and realized that something needed to be done, and quickly. Over the past few months, both have worked on polishing up their own versions of a new transportation bill which would have a direct impact on Oregon road bills.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans tried and failed to get a bill through the House that would have been a disaster for Oregon road bills that include provisions to build new bicycle and walking corridors. The Republicans had proposed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scrapping decades of programs and funding for bicycling and walking paths<\/li>\n<li>Paying for new highways with domestic oil drilling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This bill was so bad, even some Republicans found it far too extreme. The Senate\u2019s bill was far more palatable and was passed, but the Republicans weren\u2019t overly pleased so just continued agreeing to new extensions of the old bill.<\/p>\n<p>Once word got out that the funding for these extensions was on life support, the two sides finally put up a white flag and have now locked themselves into a joint committee with a mission to hammer out a new agreement, come what may, that both sides can agree upon, at least to the point of getting it passed. Reports straight from Washington say the talks have progressed rapidly to date, and that the two sides are now facing into \u201cthe meaty issues of disagreement between the two chambers,\u201d according to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer.<\/p>\n<p>Boxer, a Democrat, is herself expected to have face-to-face meetings with her direct counterpart in the House, Republican John Mica, on Thursday of this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Cardin-Cochran amendment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One crucial element of the new bill that cycling and walking advocates will certainly want to see survive the negotiations between the parties is the Cardin-Cochran amendment. This component was written into the Senate\u2019s version of the new federal transportation bill, and it includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dedicated funding for what are called \u201cTransportation Enhancements\u201d or TE<\/li>\n<li>Provision of money to build dedicated \u201cSafe Routes to School\u201d or SR2S<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among the groups avidly and actively supporting the Cardin-Cochran amendment are the League of American Bicyclists and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership. According to Safe Routes National Partnership spokesperson Deb Hubsmith, \u201cWithout this (Cardin-Cochran amendment), states would be able to use bicycling and walking funds towards more highway lanes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, having funds for cycling and walking lanes siphoned off for other projects is something the cycling and walking groups would like to avoid in future Oregon road bills. Interested members have been calling on all parties to contact their local member of Congress to make sure the amendment doesn\u2019t get phased out of any new agreement drawn up by the conference committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Cardin-Cochran would help Oregon bicyclists and walkers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though it\u2019s part of the proposed federal transportation bill, the Cardin-Cochran amendment should be of major interest to Oregon bicyclists. BikePortland.org says that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The amendment gives individual states control over some of the federal funds<\/li>\n<li>Oregon would have control over the funds that would go to TE and SR2S projects<\/li>\n<li>If the funds are passed to the state\u2019s control, Oregon cycling and walking advocates are confident they can keep funding for biking and walking projects continued in future Oregon road bills to at least the same level they receive now.<\/li>\n<li>BikePortland backs up this claim through a recent survey that stated some 83 percent of respondents want to at least maintain, if not increase, federal spending on bike lanes and sidewalks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Oregon support at national level<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The good news for Oregonians is that we have two sensible and strong supporters of reasonable transportation policies fighting our corner in Washington. Both Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio are members of the conference committee currently thrashing out the new agreement. With future Oregon road bills heavily dependent on federal funding, we\u2019re sure these two public representatives will do what is ultimately best for Oregon citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Like all things political, this new federal transportation bill could go down to the wire, but with funding for never-ending extensions running dry, the impetus is now there to come up with a reasonable new agreement. Biking and walking organizations, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/pdxinjurylaw.com\/es\/practice_areas\/pedestrian-accidents\/\">Portland pedestrian and bicycle accident injury attorneys<\/a>, are hopeful that the new bill gives the state of Oregon both the funding and control of those funds to make Oregon roads safer for all users.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00fan no ha terminado, pero despu\u00e9s de casi tres a\u00f1os de pr\u00f3rrogas y de esperar a que se apruebe la nueva ley de carreteras de Oreg\u00f3n -parte de la ley federal de transporte- puede que por fin se vislumbre el final del camino (si me permites el juego de palabras). 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