Today’s Headlines – 10/14/09
October 14, 2009By Transportation for America
Senator Barbara Boxer, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, says the climate change bill is “happening” and ready for debate. (Politico)
Worldwide demand for oil is expected to grow in 2010 after declining for two years. (NYT)
In Brooklyn, a new program called the Market Ride Initiative uses school buses to take seniors on shopping trips while kids are in class. (NYT)
Honolulu will receive $5.5 billion in federal funds for commuter rail. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley referred to proposed fare increases and service cuts to the city’s transit authority as “very ugly.” (Tribune)
And, conservatives looking for new ideas might consider embracing mass transit as a pro-growth, pro-neighborhood policy. (Politics Daily)
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