Today’s Headlines — 02/27/09
February 27, 2009By Andrew Bielak
- The San Francisco Chronicle looks at a familiar phenomenon — commuters switching from cars to transit to avoid high gas prices.
- The National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission recommends congestion pricing, a vehicle miles traveled tax, and a temporary gas tax increase. (New York Times)
- Ohio Department of Transportation supports investment in rail in its new budget. (Columbus Dispatch)
- A look at the possibilities for small American cities in a more sustainable future. (Boston Review)
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- 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 - Opposition to Senate extension results in looming shutdown of federal transportation programs
February 26, 2010 - T4 jobs proposal would create nearly half a million jobs, according to Economic Policy Institute
February 17, 2010 - Obama’s 2011 budget gives a lift to livability and transportation
February 2, 2010
- Transit grants out the federal door, but what about the cuts?
The United States of Transit Cutbacks
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