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Transportation Bill May Be On The GOP Chopping Block

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 04.24.2012

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WASHINGTON — Facing a revolt in their ranks, House Republicans leaders are considering significantly downsizing a bill that was supposed to prov...

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New Jersey's Gift to Metro Riders in LA

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel Epstein

Now that New Jersey has decided to nix the construction of a train tunnel, LA Metro should be redoubling its efforts to secure the $3 billion in federal transportation money that this leaves on the table.

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In The Public Interest: Fixing Our "Shiny New Toys"

Phineas Baxandall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every parent knows this one - you walk into a room and see your child playing carelessly with a new toy. Invariably, you warn: "If you break that, I'm...

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What Should Be On Illinois' Transportation Projects Wish List?

Chicago Tribune | John McCarron | Posted 05.25.2011

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[T]he Illinois congressional delegation is pulling together a wish list of public works projects to be part of the $800 billion stimulus package sough...

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Daley: Don't Blame City For Blowing $153M Federal Transportation Grant

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Daley said today he tried to salvage $153 million in federal funding awarded to Chicago to create 10.2 miles of "bus rapid transit" service, but...

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City Misses Deadline To Receive $153 Million Federal Transportation Grant

Crain's Chicago Business | Greg Hinz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amid a business revolt and a sour economy, the Daley administration has missed a key deadline on a huge federal transportation grant, a lapse that cou...

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