The Economic Policy Institute ran the numbers on Transportation for America’s jobs proposal and concluded that our plan for increased transportation spending would create 480,000 jobs. Our proposed package for Congress directs $34.3 billion toward a mix of public transportation, highways and bicycle and pedestrian projects, closely resembling EPI’s own plan.

The Baltimore Sun endorses Congressional Democrats’ plan to jolt the economy with a second stimulus package directed towards job-creating transportation projects.

In a report being released today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors asserts that 4.2 million green jobs will be added to the economy by 2038 — as long as the U.S. shifts towards producing more alternative energy.

At a hearing in front of the Senate Banking Committee, Andrew Darrell of the Environmental Defense Fund urges political leaders to support overburdened transit agencies in order to create jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and combat climate change. (Environmental Defense Fund)