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Stimulus Watch: States that Spent on Public Transportation Created More Jobs
A new study says stimulus money that went toward public transportation created more jobs than money dedicated to building new roads. Go metro.
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It's Official: California's First Stretch of High-speed Rail Selected
The path to California's transportation future will run through Fresno. But it won't have trains.
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California's Confusing Choice for Its First Stretch of High-Speed Rail
High-speed rail! It's the future of efficient transportation and it's coming to... a relatively rural stretch of California's Central Valley?
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Two Thirds of Americans Would Use High-Speed Rail
According to a new survey, 62 percent of Americans would use high-speed rail. So lets get it going already.
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U.S. Rail Infrastructure: A Slow-Moving Train
Over at Planetizen, the self-professed rail devotee Jeffrey Barg considers the slow-moving progress of rail infrastructure in the United States....
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Exactly What Brooklyn Doesn't Need: a LEED Shopping Mall
A few months ago, the city of New York announced it would funnel 20 million Stimulus dollars into the construction of a shopping mall in downtown...
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So Did the Stimulus Work?
A year ago, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the "stimulus bill." The bill was designed to...
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Maybe Obama Did Turn Unemployment Around
When you look at the unemployment numbers like this, it makes the Obama team look pretty bad. But when you look at them like this: ...it's...
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It's Official: High-speed Rail Money Announced
Exciting news: We now know where Obama's $8 billion for high-speed rail is going. Florida is getting $1.25 billion (not the $2.6 billion they had...
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Florida Might Be First for High-speed Rail
Remember back when everyone was talking about the stimulus bill, and how it included $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, and we all had fun...
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Obama Celebrates Anniversary by Pushing Controversial Education Reform Program
Well this is interesting: The President and Arne Duncan are celebrating Obama's first anniversary in office by pushing states to come up with bold...
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Update: When You’re Getting High-speed Rail
As you may remember, there was $8 billion in the stimulus package for high-speed rail projects. Today, Tranportation for America provides us with...
