Today’s Headlines – 2/5/10
February 5, 2010By Sean Barry
With the arrival of the Republicans’ 41st vote, Senate Democrats are uncertain about advancing a large-scale jobs bill. (NYT)
The Highway Trust Fund will be in the red for the foreseeable future absent a new revenue source. (TNR)
Chicago’s Transportation Authority will reduce bus and train service starting this weekend. (Tribune)
Republican support for a gas tax increase is growing in the Texas Legislature. (Dallas Morning News)
An Alabama editorial calls for state officials to get on board with high-speed rail. (Auburn Plainsman)
And, the mayor of Nashville will lead a partnership to improve public transportation in Central Tennessee. (Tennessean)
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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
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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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