Today’s Headlines – 11/12/09
November 12, 2009By Sean Barry
Transportation faces a severe funding gap in New Jersey as Gov.-elect Chris Christie prepares to take office. (Star-Ledger)
A New York lawmaker says upstate commuters could be facing additional bridge closings, on top of the existing closure over Lake Champlain. (AP)
The trucking industry, which uses up to three times as much energy as trains, is threatened by the rise in green freight. (Reuters)
Passengers who rely on the Chicago Transit Authority will avoid fare increases this year after transit officials reached a deal with the state of Illinois. (Tribune)
Zoning policies that favor tighter density and close proximity to transit can reduce a city’s net carbon emissions. (TNR)
The Cato Institute’s anti-transit Randal O’Toole gets called out for a distorted and error-ridden presentation in Boise. (New West)
And, the new Freakonomics book may be a little too contrarian for it own good on climate change. (SF Chronicle)
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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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