Today’s Headlines – 11/18/09
November 18, 2009By Sean Barry
Two Republicans and four Democrats penned a letter in support of a six-month transportation bill extension. (NYT)
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with T4 America and other groups about pedestrian safety on Monday. (DOT Blog)
“If it scares, it airs” has too-often been the mentality of accident coverage, according to the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board. (CBS)
More than 6 in 10 Americans think taking mass transit or car pooling would help the environment, but only 3 of those 10 said they are likely to do it. (AP)
Delaware commuters who take mass transit to work in Philadelphia could save more than $11,000 per year on transportation costs. (Community News)
Residents of the Twin Cities got another transit option with the opening of the Northstar Commuter Rail. (MN Daily)
And oil-rich Houston plans to convert 10 city Prius vehicles into plug-in hybrids. (Green Inc)
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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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