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March 13, 2010
Report: Real Estate Interests Spent $5.5M on Transport Lobbying in 2009
Streets Blog
by Elana Schor
This article shows the influence developers have on federal transportation policy. For those who wonder how Bruce Ratner gets politicians like Senator Charles Schumer to roll over and play dead for bad developments like Atlantic Yards, this article provides one good clue.
Forest City pays multiple federal lobbyists for nationwide projects from Washington, D.C., to Hawaii, and between individual donations and its political action committee, Forest City has showered federal candidates and parties with more than a million dollars since 2005.
Posted by steve at March 13, 2010 8:31 AM