Today’s Headlines – 1/27/10
January 27, 2010By Transportation for America
A proposed Oakland airport connector to the San Francisco area’s BART system could lose $70 million in stimulus funds for disregarding equity concerns. (NYT)
Across the Bay and with a push from California Senator Dianne Feinstein, San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal will receive a much needed $171 million federal loan. (Chronicle)
A DOT town hall forum in Minnesota attended by Secretary Ray LaHood and key elected officials yielded a “united front” on the need for a comprehensive transportation bill. (Finance and Commerce)
Two Washington DC Metro workers were struck and killed by a piece of equipment yesterday. (WP)
And, Senator Robert Byrd, 92 years-old and still representing coal-rich West Virginia, is getting tougher on his state’s energy industry. (TNR)
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