Today’s Headlines — 10/30/08
October 30, 2008By Andrew Bielak
- The Dallas Morning News publishes remarks from California Senator Barbara Boxer, chairwoman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, on the need for a second stimulus.
- A new transit tax in Minnesota reaps $86 million in grants for public transportatin projects around Minneapolis. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- Federal lawmakers, state leaders, business executives, and union representatives call for investment in infrastructure in a hearing on Capitol Hill. (New York Times) Others push back. (Washington Post)
- House representatives call for federal aid to transit agencies ensnared by deals involving insurance giant AIG. (Reuters) Atlanta’s MARTA hopes to be included. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
- Continued drop in gas prices spur some Americans to return to the road. (New York Times)
- The San Francisco Chronicle looks at urban planners’ responsibility in developing an auto-centric landscape.
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- Atlanta-area transit system 14 days from shutting down, 2 million rides disappearing
March 17, 2010 - U.S. Transportation Department makes good on promise to ensure our streets are made safer
March 16, 2010 - Obama’s livability programs help rural America too
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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