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Some transit stimulus now available for operating costs

THE DIG :: June 30th, 2009
Some transit stimulus now available for operating costs

When the stimulus bill was passed last February, it sent billions of dollars to the nation's mass-transit agencies. Still, the money was purposed for only new equipment and construction -- nothing to operate the systems, even as many are cutting service, laying off workers or raising fares.

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Transit in Trouble: Infrastructure of the stimulus plan: Senate vs. House spending on transportation

THE DIG :: February 10th, 2009
Transit in Trouble: Infrastructure of the stimulus plan: Senate vs. House spending on transportation

As the recovery plan was debated in Congress, the House and Senate had seemingly similar but, at the same time, different ideas on how stimulus money should fund transportation projects.

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