The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) contained $8.4 billion in stimulus funding for public transit systems accross the country. Yet transit agencies from New York to Atlanta, Madison to San Francisco are facing massive layoffs and service cutbacks to cover widening budget gaps.
Missouri reps spar over $1 billion tax cut…Florida reps spar over federal stimulus…California counties spar with immigrants who need health care…New Jersey reps don’t spar with new report praising child-welfare…Penn. rep spars with lack of contracting oversight…Sec. Clinton spars with climate change…cars spar less with other cars during rush hour, report finds…Sec. Salazar spars with [...]
Smart grids and Smart transport – All Aboard!…Sesame Street can only do so much for food safety…Paying to implement the stimulus…Anything you can do, we can do better…New Mexico needs new computer to get stimulus funds…Tax filers bum-rush Ill. and Ind. websites…
Last Wednesday, the Washington Post reported that state construction bids were coming in at a furious pace with lower than expected price tags. State Transportation Departments from Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and Connecticut reported millions of dollars in unexpected savings. On Monday, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials said that desperate construction firms [...]
