Day: January 27, 2009
Streetsblog LA
Call Now for a Better Transit Stimulus
We're at a critical moment for green transportation in the stimulus
package. The key piece on the table now is Jerrold Nadler's amendment
to boost transit investment by $3 billion. A decision could be reached
as soon as today, so now is the time to make those phone calls. The
people to reach are the House leadership and the Appropriations
Committee, who must be persuaded to allow more transit investment into
the bill.
January 27, 2009
Even as Gas Prices Fall, More People Are Turning to Transit
From Streetsblog Network member Mobilizing the Region, the blog of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, come some numbers that members of Congress should look at closely as they consider transit funding in the stimulus package:
January 27, 2009
Today’s Headlines
House Nixes Extra Funding for Transit, Where Is Schumer? (NYC Streetsblog) Metro’s Dilemna: Ridership Up But Funding Down, What to Do? (Times) Federal Transpo Policy Stuck in the Asphalt Age (Citiwire) Now’s the Time to Invest in Infrastructure at Bargain Prices (Ryan Avent via Streetsblog.net) New Coalition Links Rail Advocates on Capitol Hill (The Hill) … Continued
January 27, 2009