Starting August 9, 2010, Adam Lang will be a regular columnist on the the electoral news site pa2010.com. His column, The New Commonwealth, will discuss the policies that shape our candidate choices for the November election.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Republican 29th Ward Holds Elections

Philadelphia, PA (June 7, 2010) – The officers of the Republican 29th Ward were elected in a smooth and conflict free process. The new officers are: Lew Harris, Jr. – Ward Leader, Zeta Miles – Chairperson, Keya Miles – Vice-Chairperson, Nick Feden – Treasurer, Joseph Haggerty – Secretary and Benjamin Haney – Sergeant-At-Arms.

May 19, 2010

It's Our Money is asking advocates and citizens to weigh in on the budget deal Council is set to vote on tomorrow. This installment comes from Adam Lang, a citizen activist who fights for open, ethical and efficient government in Philadelphia.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/our-money/Balance_the_Budget_Adam_Lan...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Adam Lang Accepts Interim Ward Leader Appointment, Will Not Run for Seat

Philadelphia, PA (May 10, 2010) – With the impending retirement of 29th Republican Ward Leader Talmadge Belo, Ward Chairman Adam Lang has accepted the recommendation and appointment by Republican City Committee to the position starting on May 19th. Adam has stated he will not be running for election of the seat after the May 18th Primary.

by Adam Lang
April 1, 2010

Events in Pennsylvania over the last several years have made clear that transportation needs to be a prominent policy discussion in this year’s gubernatorial and legislative races. What makes it different from previous years is that, in addition to talking about how we raise the money and how we spend it, we have to address geographic issues as well.

There is a piece of legislation in Congress, HR 1806 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:h1806: . The synopsis is that it gives companies a 25% tax credit against freight rail infrastructure investments.

It is a largely bi-partisan bill, sponsored by Congressman Meek - VA (D). Work is being done to get it passed, but if there is enough support, it may be rolled into a larger piece of economic legislation.

January 23, 2010

Here is a short video testimony from the Philadelphia zoning reform workshop hosted by the University of Pennsylvania and WHYY. I attended as the representative from my civic association.

http://www.youtube.com/user/whyyphila#p/u/8/vkU1PGp5Hj4