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New York Times: High-speed rail deserves continued support

21 Apr 2011 | Posted by Transportation for America | 0 Comments | california, florida, high speed rail, lahood, new york times, rail

Originally uploaded by pgengler to Flickr. The New York Times resolutely defended high-speed rail in an editorial this morning, characterizing the elimination of remaining funds for the program this fiscal year as “harebrained.” The budget deal reached by the White House and Congress zeroed-out the $1 billion allocated for high-speed rail in fiscal year 2011 […]

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Long Island Bus spared from drastic cuts — for the time being

7 Apr 2011 | Posted by Transportation for America | 0 Comments | new york, new york times, transit, transit cuts

A month ago, we noted that the Long Island Bus system in New York’s Nassau County was slated to cut service in half without a funding deal between state and local officials. Fortunately for the 33 million annual riders on the LI Bus, the New York State Senate on Friday announced an $8.6 million cash infusion to prevent these cuts.

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