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Chris Baysden. North Carolina transportation officials have at the ready 20 highway projects in the Triangle costing $1 billion, should federal infrastructure stimulus dollars come flowing to the state. |
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Carolina NewsWire. A new study of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) wish list, recently submitted to Congress for funding under a new economic recovery package, suggests that North Carolina’s current project list would undermine efforts to repair and modernize our deteriorating infrastructure and reduce U.S. dependence on oil. |
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President Bush signed legislation today that will strengthen the nation’s intercity passenger rail network to accommodate record ridership and make possible new routes. “As families struggle to pay high energy bills and look for affordable alternatives, this federal commitment to public transportation lays tracks for much needed relief,” said Ashley Chase, Public Interest Advocate for NC Public Interest Research Group. “Compared to other states and other countries, we have a lot of ground to make up for us to have access to affordable, efficient rail transportation.” |
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From Staff Reports. The cost of gasoline gobbled up economic stimulus checks received by households in North Carolina, according to a group pushing for more funding for public transportation. |
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By Steven Sbraccia.
The topic of public transportation in the Triangle drew a packed audience at the McKimmon Center at North Carolina State University Thursday night. |
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N.C. PIRG: Pay for transit
- The Independent Weekly (new window)
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by Bob Geary.
If you're a typical American family of two adults and one child, you've received your $1,500 "economic stimulus" check from the federal government. And, since Feb. 13, when President Bush authorized that check, you've already spent it all—at the gas pump. |
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By Shana Becker, Staff Attorney and Phineas Baxandall, Senior Analyst for Tax and Budget Policy, NCPIRG. Transportation was once an engine of progress and an inspiration for the future. Nowadays, getting around has become a source of problems more than solutions. Instead of simply “reauthorizing” the existing transportation act with higher spending levels, Congress must reinvent how it funds transportation. |
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Federal, State, and Local Leaders Cite New Report
- Business Leader, RaleighDurham.com (new window)
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TRIANGLE, N.C. - Public Transit received a boost as Congressman David Price, Congressman Brad Miller and other supporters held an event at the historic Seaboard Train Station calling for more public transit options in the Triangle, citing a major new report on oil savings and other benefits from public transportation across the country. |
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