Federal transit priorities announced
The Federal Transit Authority announced its funding priorities for the new budget yesterday. Needless to say, some agencies are happy, others are not.
Winners
- Colorado will have federal money for its ambitious ligtt rail expansion.
- New York has the OK for the Second Avenue Subway and a LIRR link to Grand Central.
- Oregon light rail expansion will be funded.
- San Diego will line up for some light-rail expansion chedda.
Losers
-Dallas gets some mixed messages.
- Florida commuter rail didn't make the cut. That's what they get for not having a painfully close election.
-Houston won't get money for the expansion of its nascent light rail. More DeLay backstabbing?
- Minnesota won't get dough for the Northstar commuter rail line, perhaps because the Northstars moved out years ago and hockey sucks.
- New Orleans gets no federal lovin for more streetcars. That's what they get for unleashing Master P on the world. Uggggh. Na na na na.
- North Carolina doesn't get the nod for a Triangle-are rail.
- San Francisco gets the thumbs down for an extention of the BART. D'oh!
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rj3 | 11:13 AM |
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