Daily Headlines — 07/14/09
July 14, 2009By Masood Habib
- Rosa Parks Transit Center opens for business today in Downtown Detroit. (Detroit Free Press)
- National Transportation Safety Board officials urge authorities to evaluate their safety systems in light of the DC Metro circuit failure. (Washington Post)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports gas tax increase. (Roll Call via Streetsblog)
- Victor Mendez confirmed as Federal Highway Administration head. (AP)
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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?
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