Today’s Headlines – 10/14/09
October 14, 2009By Sean Barry
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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- 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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