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| | King County Metro is receiving $33.5 million in federal funding to support the purchase of zero-emission buses, helping us in our goal to be one of the first large transit agencies in North America with a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2035. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced 130 awards totaling nearly...
| | freakonomics.com
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| | Amtrak's ridership and revenue has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years, and 2011 set a new ridership record with 30.2 million passengers, and $1.9 billion in ticket revenue. But, even though it took in $1.42 billion from Congress last year, it still manages to lose $1 billion annually. This is hardly a new development. Amtrak has a long and storied history of functioning at a loss despite government subsidies.So, as we enter what appears to be a new era (maybe?) of government austerity, it se...
| | www.cnu.org
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| | The Lone Star State is at a unique historical point where rapidly increasing population may lead it down the same path as California. We have an opportunity to shape that growth.
| | onefinaleffort.com
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| A few simple policy changes could improve the economic circumstances of millions of Australians.