Today’s Headlines – 9/22/09
September 22, 2009By Transportation for America
Census shows fewer Americans drove to work alone last year. (New York Times)
Americans are taking advantage of the “cash for clunkers” program to trade in their trucks and SUVs (Detroit Free Press)
Arlington (VA) has secured $1.5 million in stimulus funds to buy hybrid buses, upgrading from a diesel-powered fleet. (Washington Business Journal)
Southern California transit officials are stressing the need for additional transit options to reduce congestion. (Press-Enterprise)
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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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