Today’s Headlines — 10/29/08
October 29, 2008By Andrew Bielak
- Utah officials encourage companies to help workers using public transportation. (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Washington DC’s Metro police chief discusses the transit agency’s new policy of random bag searches. (Washington Post)
- Barack Obama and John McCain get a side-by-side comparison on travel and transportation issues by USA Today columnist Bill McGee.
- NPR’s Marketplace looks at the push for a green, infrastructure-heavy stimulus package.
- Alex Marshall examines some of the amenities that come with rail travel, and concludes that people “have considerations that go beyond how fast and how far and at what price.” (Governing)
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- Atlanta-area transit system 14 days from shutting down, 2 million rides disappearing
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March 16, 2010 - Transit grants out the federal door, but what about the cuts?
March 8, 2010 - Transit riders in Atlanta face massive cuts, “wholesale restructuring” of service
March 5, 2010
- Atlanta-area transit system 14 days from shutting down, 2 million rides disappearing
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