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A stirring persuasion for deciding to vote for transit: seeing it built next door

9 Nov 2012 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, FTA, north carolina, Raleigh, transit, transit oriented development, tv2012

One of the most powerful avenues for persuading a skeptical community to invest in transit is to see it successfully implemented nearby — whether in the community or neighborhood right next door, or a city and region a few hours away. This trend is illustrated in two of this year’s Transportation Vote 2012 ballot measures through two very different stories in Virginia and North Carolina.

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America’s transit systems require $77.7 billion just to reach a state of good repair

27 Jul 2010 | Posted by Transportation for America | 0 Comments | FTA, lahood, public transportation, public transportation preservation act, state transit funding, transit

Failure to keep up with regular maintenance and repair in many of our country’s public transportation systems due to tightened budgets is literally slowing us down, through longer commutes, unreliable service and reduced access, exacerbating the effects of a down economy and high unemployment. A study prepared by the Federal Transit Administration reveals chronic underinvestment in the nation’s transit systems and estimates $77.7 billion is needed just to rehabilitate what we already have.

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Transit grants out the federal door, but what about the cuts?

8 Mar 2010 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | ARRA, DOT, featured, FTA, lahood, stimulus, transit, transit cuts

Secretary LaHood is (rightfully) touting the news on his blog this morning that the FTA met their deadline for distributing 100% of the transit grants from the stimulus package. That’s great news, but it should be accompanied by the sobering reminder that these public transportation systems that get people to work each day couldn’t use that money to keep from having to cut service at a time when it’s needed the most.

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Feds announce change to consider livability in funding transit projects

13 Jan 2010 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | featured, FTA, new starts, ray lahood, transit, transit oriented development, u.s. dot, usdot

Following through on a policy change hinted at for much of 2009, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced this morning that federal transit officials would begin considering expanded criteria as they select which transit projects to fund, focusing on livability and sustainability.