Today’s Headlines
Out of Ways to Rob Transit, Gov. Looks to Rob Gas Tax Funds for Highways (SJ Mercury) The Feds Are Running Out of Money to Invest in Transportation, Again (NYT, WSJ) There’s a Push in Congress to Make Stimulus Funds Available for Transit Service (Yglesias) Culver City Transit Eyeing Fare Hike (CC News) LAUSD Looking … Continued
7:50 AM PDT on June 8, 2009
- Out of Ways to Rob Transit, Gov. Looks to Rob Gas Tax Funds for Highways (SJ Mercury)
- The Feds Are Running Out of Money to Invest in Transportation, Again (NYT, WSJ)
- There’s a Push in Congress to Make Stimulus Funds Available for Transit Service (Yglesias)
- Culver City Transit Eyeing Fare Hike (CC News)
- LAUSD Looking at Bus Cuts (Fox 11)
- Students and Advocats Protest OCTA Bus Cuts (OC Transit Rider)
- National Photographer’s Rights Association Protest Metro Harassment (Bus Bench)
- Long Beach Launches Its Own Car-Free Fridays w/ LACBC (Press Telegram)
- Ralph Clark, OCTA “God Father” Passes on at 92 (Register)
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