SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR'S LETTER
by Chuck Alston

Where We Stand

KEEPING AMERICA MOVING
by The Editors
Transportation policy should focus on how people actually live and work, no how some would wish them to.

THE IMPENDING BATTLE OF THE BUDGET
by The Editors
Democrats should remember the budget is about values and priorities, not just spending.

Cover Package

Roads

LIFE IN THE NOT-SO-FAST LANE
by Alan Pisarski
Between outdated infrastructures and an overload of motorists, road travel is driving us crazy. Plus:

• SOME LIKE IT HOT by Ed Kilgore

A NEW ECONOMY STRATEGY FOR REDUCING CONGESTION
by Brad Allenby
Teleworkers who avoid the commute are more productive.

GETTING SMART BEHIND THE WHEEL
by C. Kenneth Orski
A primer for "intelligent transportation systems" to help drivers avoid bottlenecks and locate destinations.

LEAN AND CLEAN
by Les Jackson
Government can help speed the transition to fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly cars.

GET ON THE BUS, GUS
by Martin Wachs
Five ways to make public transit friendlier and more efficient.

THE TRIUMPH OF PORK OVER PURPOSE
by David Luberoff
As the federal highway program loses definition, the states should take charge.

Air

ENDING RUNWAY GRIDLOCK
by Dorothy Robyn
It's time to update policies that stretch U.S. airports beyond capacity.

THE CRISIS BEHIND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
by Robert W. Poole and Langhorne Bond
How to use modern technology to maximize our existing air space.

Rail

PUTTING RAIL BACK ON TRACK
by Paul Weinstein Jr.
High-speed regional rail corridors are key to saving passenger trains in America.

Ports

GATEWAYS TO GROWTH
by Hugh O'Neill
With more ships carrying larger loads, smarter port management is in order.

Policy

THE NEW POLITICS OF MOBILITY
by Robert D. Atkinson
Real progress in transportation policy depends on all parties finding common ground.

Columns

Political Memo by Al From Trim the Tax Cut	The Vital Center by Bruce Reed The Work Decade
The Politics of Ideas by Will Marshall Keep the Faith, Baby	Guest Column by Sandra Feldman Education Standards Backlash

Essays & Comment

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS PUHCA?
by Bob Kerrey

THE NEW HEALTH CARE
by David Kendall, Jeff Lemieux, S. Robert Levine, MD and Kerry Tremain

A THIRD WAY ON MISSILE DEFENSE
by Steven. J. Nider

A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY
by Ed Gresser

Culture & Politics

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
by Fred Siegel

A CASE OF LEGALITIS
by Jonathan Rauch

EXCERPT
from Civic Innovation in America: Community Empowerment, Public Policy, and the Movement for Civic Renewal
by Carmen Sirianni and Louis Friedland

Penn's Poll

WHAT AMERICANS REALLY THINK ABOUT THE MOBILITY CRISIS
by Mark J. Penn

New Dem Digest

WEB EDITOR'S NOTE:
Some features in the New Dem Digest section of the new Blueprint are available in print, only. (Subscription information.)

People, Policy & Politics

• Sens. Evan Bayh and John McCain aim to make national service truly national in scope. Plus:
  • The Grapevine -- News about New Democrat movers and shakers.

Interview

• A conversation with Rep. Ellen Tauscher on nuclear security. Plus:
  • DigiGov -- Best practices from the world of online government.

People

• Independent-worker Advocate Sara Horowitz
• California State University Vice Chancellor Louis Caldera
• Michigan State Rep. Kwame Kilpatrick

Resources

• Capsule reviews of new books and Internet tools. Plus:
  • The Blueprint Index -- A diary of the progressive opposition.

Communities

• In San Jose, New Democrats and labor are teaming up to tackle problems. Plus:
  • Worth Repeating -- Our favorite quips and quotes.