Today’s Headlines – 2/3/10
February 3, 2010By Sean Barry
The Senate jobs bill will reportedly include a one-year extension of current transportation law. (WP)
The Obama budget nudges toward smarter, more sustainable infrastructure, but could go much further. (TNR)
DC Metro’s safety oversight committee did not hear about a Red Line accident for nearly 30 hours. (WP)
New York City’s MTA is failing to adequately evaluate contractors. (NYT)
And, key House chairman Jim Oberstar told a White House official he is ready to take up a new transportation bill “whenever this administration can find its political will to support a funding mechanism.” (Streetsblog)
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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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