Today’s Headlines – 3/9/10
March 9, 2010By Transportation for America
Our friends at Environmental Defense Fund put tight transit budgets around the country in very concrete terms. (EDF Blog)
Federal investigators called for sweeping changing in a report on the safety of the Washington Metro system. (WP)
A national infrastructure bank would jump-start more projects, but put off the spending burden for a generation. (TransportPolitic)
Minority businesses are still receiving a disproportionately small share of federal stimulus contracts. (AP)
Paratransit riders would be hit the hardest by deep cuts in Sacramento. (News10)
And, a well-renowned expert on Detroit’s transit system died last week. (Detroit News)



