Today’s Headlines – 3/4/10
March 4, 2010By Transportation for America
Senator Barbara Boxer, chair of a key committee, kicked off the upper chamber’s work on a new transportation bill. (Streetsblog)
New Jersey’s former transit chief will take the helm at Washington DC’s Metro system. (AP)
Some of the start-ups contained in last year’s stimulus law deserve renewal and need a “budgetary home.” (TNR)
An Ohio transportation official touts the potential for trains as a job creator. (BusinessWeek)
And, officials from sprawling Tracy in California’s Central Valley want high-speed trains connecting to downtown. (Mercury-News)



