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THE DIG -- February 13th, 2009

Transit in Trouble
Map: Major mass transit operating budgets

Tom McNamara, Blueprint America

A look at America’s top mass transit systems – from budget deficits to finding new revenue sources to how agencies will manage both. Also, find out how each agency plans to use federal funds from the economic stimulus.


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[...] compare SEPTA with 6 other transit systems nationwide… budgets, ridership, funding sources, etc. Under Construction ~ Mass transit map of America | Blueprint America i wish they had included Denver, Dallas, and Houston in [...]

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[...] and operator failures for the cause of the accident, which also injured 75, the Metro system – like most mass transit agencies throughout the country – is on the verge of operating in deficit (a shortfall of $154 million is projected for fiscal year [...]

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