Lawmakers Push to Fund Transit Service During Economic Emergencies

In October, Reps. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Steve LaTourette (R-OH) introduced a bill to allow transit agencies to use federal money to hire bus drivers and pay other operating expenses.
Without federal help, more buses could go out of service -- and the ones still circulating could charge more. Photo: Gothamist
Last week, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/12/19/lawmakers-push-to-fund-transit-service-during-economic-emergencies/

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