Today’s Headlines – 11/9/09
November 9, 2009By Sean Barry
A key House Democrat, Caucus Chair John Larsen called for a transportation plan that “provides a vision for the future of American infrastructure and puts the American people back to work realizing that vision.” (The Hill)
Philadelphia’s buses, subways and trolleys are moving again this morning after a tentative agreement halted the six-day strike. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Stack, a tower of freeway interchanges in Los Angeles and frequent spot for traffic gridlock, has become an unexpected landmark. (NYT)
Detroit metropolitan transit officials need to get their act together or risk losing federal funds to other regions, the Free Press editorialized today. (Free Press)
A one-cent sales tax increase for transit improvements cleared the Hillsborough County Commission in Florida. (Tampa Bay Tribune)
And, New Jersey Gov.-elect Chris Christie should make transit a high priority, if for no longer reason than his own experience being stuck in traffic. (Daily Record)
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