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TIGER brings joy to Normal, IL, as Uptown Station opens on time and on budget

17 Jul 2012 | Posted by | 0 Comments | , , , ,

This is a guest post by Kathleen Woodruff, T4America’s Illinois Statewide Field Organizer. Over 11 years in the making, the July 14 grand opening of Normal, IL’s multi-modal transportation center brought together T4A partner organizations, local officials, USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood and US Senator Dick Durbin. The project, designed to revitalize the downtown and provide transit […]

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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin to highlight threatened TIGER grants program in Moline this Monday

17 Feb 2011 | Posted by | 2 Comments | , , , , , ,

As the House continues debating a 2011 budget that threatens many of our nation’s core transportation needs, some leaders are stepping up to defend these programs as critical to the lives and livelihoods of regular Americans. This Monday, Senator Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, will headline an event in the city of Moline, highlighting how the targeted transportation investments in TIGER have created jobs and revitalized communities.

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