Today’s Headlines – 10/21/09
October 21, 2009By Transportation for America
Syracuse, New York could soon be home to America’s first assembly plant for electric cars. (NYT)
With a new Brookings report confirming that high-speed rail could help mitigate airport congestion, it is all the more critical to get the details right. (TNR)
A Westside Los Angeles light-rail project championed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may not be the best candidate for federal funding, several Southern California members of Congress warned. (LA Times)
In their final debate prior to the November election, Virginia gubernatorial candidates Creigh Deeds and Bob McDonnell again reared heads over transportation. (Politico)
And, hybrid-electric buses are on the rise worldwide, from Taipei to Ann Arbor to Ames, Iowa. (NYT)
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- Oppose House bill that slashes public transit funding, falls short on repair and axes bike & pedestrian safety
February 7, 2012 - T4 coalition announces opposition to House energy and transportation bill
February 6, 2012 - House committee ignores broad opposition, decimates transit funding anyway
February 3, 2012 - Massive letter opposing House leadership attack on transit sent to Capitol Hill
February 3, 2012 - House leadership making unprecedented assault on public transit
February 2, 2012
- Oppose House bill that slashes public transit funding, falls short on repair and axes bike & pedestrian safety
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