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Schumer amendment in Senate could boost transit funding

2 Feb 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | economic recovery, featured, new starts, Schumer, senate, stimulus, transit

Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Jerrold Nadler released a statement on Senator Schumer’s amendment to increase funding for transit in the Senate economic recovery package. Sen. Schumer’s planned amendment would boost transit funding from $8.4 billion up to $14.9 billion, with additions to the vital program (New Starts) that would provide funds for new, ready-to-go transit projects across the country. Currently, the House version has $2.5 billion for New Starts, where the Senate version has zero.

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Update to the Transit Cuts map; 51 systems covered

27 Jan 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | maps, public transportation, service cuts, transit

We knew when we put it together that our list of transit agencies facing fiscal crises was not going to be exhaustive. And as soon as it went live, we heard from a number of you with information on other systems that we either didn’t know about or couldn’t find information on. So thanks to Hugh, Richard, Jef, Randy, and Jeff, we now have 51 systems covered in the map, representing almost 21 million daily trips by everyday Americans.

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Transit Cuts: Coming soon to a system near you?

26 Jan 2009 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | economic recovery, featured, service cuts, stimulus, transit

Perhaps you’ve already seen the news in your local paper. Even as ridership is spiking — perhaps even the highest of all time — your local transit system is talking about having to cut service, raise fares, or even lay off workers to cope with the struggling economy. We’ve created a map compiling the potential and proposed cuts to public transportation systems in 38 communities across the country.