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State Transit Cuts: The Aftermath

September 4, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
california, californiatransportation, publictransportation, SB728, transit, transportation

As Sacramento’s nearly $3.4 billion in cuts to California transit agencies over the past three years begin to take their toll, the California Transit Association has created an interactive “Aftermath” map of what’s happening on the ground.  Despite overwhelming support...

Transit Wins Big in New California Poll!

July 30, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Environmental Justice , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
california, californiatransportation, movingcooler, publictransportation, transit, transportation

The Public Policy Institute of California has just released its 100th Statewide Survey, Californians and the Environment.  The ninth environmental survey from PPIC since 2000, the Survey series “provides policymakers, the media and the general public with objective, advocacy-free information.” ...

Signs of Sanity on Transit Funding from the US Senate

May 29, 2009

Posted by Justin Horner in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
californiatransportation, publictransportation, transit, transportation

In a previous post, I emphasized the need to provide operating funds for transit, not just capital funds. There’s no sense buying more buses when you’re laying off the people who drive them and repair them.  But both the Federal...