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2009-11-18
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New York and New Jersey public officials who are exploring new ways to involve the private sector in the delivery of public infrastructure soundly rejected Chicago’s model of selling off public infrastructure at a New York University Institute for Public Knowledge forum earlier this week. | |
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2009-11-09
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Greasing the Wheels: the Crossroads of Campaign Money and Transportation Policy report examines federal funding for transportation projects and compares it to the campaign contributions from highway construction-related corporations and trade groups. | |
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2009-10-14
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As Congress finalizes this year’s transportation spending bill, more than 100 organizations, public officials, municipalities, and small businesses from around the country have come together to support a full $4 billion investment in high speed passenger rail. | |
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2009-10-09
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Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst announced this morning his appointments to the Sunset Advisory Commission, tapping former vice chairman Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) to take over as chairman for the upcoming review cycle. | |
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2009-10-07
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Aldermen joined together today to introduce the Public Interest Ordinance on Leasing City Assets, a new ordinance that will provide greater taxpayer protection in any future Chicago lease deals and improve the ability for City Council Aldermen and the public to scrutinize future lease agreements. | |
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2009-10-07
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This is not the first time that TxDOT has declared the Trans Texas Corridor dead and it will not be the last. Texas is still not safe from these harmful road privatization deals. | |
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2009-09-03
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In what should be touted as a major grassroots victory for taxpayers in Texas, the authority to enter into contracts that sell-off Texas freeways to private investment entities expired August 31, 2009. | |
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2009-08-11
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The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) canceled their proposals to raise fares and cut service, along with public workshops and a hearing scheduled to vet those proposals. | |
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2009-07-30
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For decades, Congress has turned a blind eye to modernizing transportation by overwhelmingly funding projects that fail to decrease congestion or provide greater travel choices for Americans throughout the county. High-speed passenger rail will provide clean, safe, reliable and efficient travel between America’s population centers. | |
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2009-07-16
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Massachusetts Congressman John Olver, chairman of the House Transportation Appropriations committee, announced the transportation appropriations request on Tuesday. The request includes a $4 billion investment for high-speed passenger rail, an increase of $3 billion over President Obama’s request. | |
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2009-07-15
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Statement of John Krieger, Federal Transportation Policy Analyst for the US Public Interest Research Group on the House Transportation Appropriations request, which includes a $4 billion investment for high-speed passenger rail, an increase of $3 billion over President Obama’s request. | |
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2009-07-08
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American commuters are wasting 4.2 billion hours, nearly an entire work week per commuter, stuck in traffic. | |
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2009-06-29
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A new report released today by MASSPIRG Education Fund and Smart Growth America showed that in spending the money apportioned to it under President Obama’s stimulus bill, Massachusetts made better progress than most other states towards repairing roads and bridges and investing in public transportation, in addition to bike and pedestrian options. | |
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2009-06-23
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The Michigan House Transportation Committee heard testimony last Thursday on a bill that would allow private investors to build and expand highways in Michigan and impose tolls upon them. | |
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2009-06-19
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On June 18, the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee released its preliminary blueprint for the federal transportation bill, which will set the nation’s transportation funding priorities for the next six years. | |
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2009-06-11
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A diverse coalition of over 140 major national, state, and local organizations have rallied behind an effort by three House members and two Senators to transform transportation policy by increasing use of public transit, passenger rail and non-motorized transportation, and by reducing the amount that Americans need to drive. | |
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2009-06-02
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A diverse coalition of over 100 major national, state, and local organizations have rallied behind two US Senators' effort to transform transportation policy by increasing use of public transit, passenger rail and non-motorized transportation, and by reducing driving miles. | |
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2009-05-21
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A study released today by the Illinois Public Interest Research Group (Illinois PIRG) highlights the benefits of boosting transit funding statewide, and the key public transportation projects that could give commuters more choices as they struggle with rising gas prices and increasing traffic congestion. | |
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2009-05-08
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Statement by CALPIRG State Director Emily Rusch | |
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2009-05-04
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Governor Patrick announced plans Monday to use approximately $54 million in federal economic stimulus funds to transform existing bus service from Mattapan to Dudley Square into bus rapid transit with dedicated bus lanes, longer buses, and more frequent service running down the middle of Blue Hill Avenue. | |
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2009-05-01
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Advocates are applauding the Joint Finance Committee for their vote to enhance public transportation systems by supporting dedicated funding for transit in Dane county and in southeastern Wisconsin. | |
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2009-04-29
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With the Joint Finance Committee scheduled to take up Governor Doyle’s Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) proposal Thursday, a diverse coalition of business, labor, municipal, environmental, religious, and public interest organizations have come together to urge the legislature, and members of the Joint Finance Committee, to support the RTA proposal in A.B. 75. | |
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2009-04-20
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Senate Bill 17 contains loopholes that will open up Texas’ roadways to private investment by permitting TxDOT to avoid upholding public protections from these harmful private toll road deals. TexPIRG's is calling on the Legislature to stop the road privatization bill in its tracks. | |
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2009-04-16
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President Obama presented his vision for a nationwide network of high-speed bullet trains while unveiling the federal government’s strategy for increased rail investment as part of a more economically-competitive transportation system. | |
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2009-04-09
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Citing a surge of support for public transportation in Arizona, a new report by the Arizona PIRG Education Fund, Arizona’s New Frontier: Moving Our Transportation System into the 21st Century lists a selection of light rail, heavy rail, bus and other projects needed to keep Arizona moving. | |
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2009-04-03
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On Tuesday, March 31, 2009, the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG) released a statement supporting SB 17. We have since noticed a particular clause in the bill that would create a loophole for the Texas Department of Transportation (TX DOT). | |
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2009-04-02
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With massive MBTA fare hikes and service cuts proposed for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), public transit advocates are handing out flyers at T stations alerting riders to the proposed changes and urging them to call their state legislators. | |
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2009-03-31
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A major new report released today identifies problems in a national trend toward private toll roads. | |
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2009-03-31
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In a teleconference with reporters today, transportation advocates warned Gov. Pat Quinn’s capital investment proposal is not adequate to meet the needs of Illinois’ transportation system. | |
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2009-03-25
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As state and regional governments decide how to spend an influx of stimulus dollars on transportation projects, a new report by CALPIRG Education Fund highlights the opportunities for California to significantly expand public transportation. | |
