Harry Posted January 19, 2010 Share #1 Posted January 19, 2010 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will make it easier for cities and states to spend federal money on public transit projects, and particularly on the light-rail systems that have become popular in recent years, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday. Administration officials said they were reversing guidelines put in place by the Bush administration that called for evaluating new transit projects largely by how much they cost and how much travel time they would save. Transit advocates have long complained that such cost-effectiveness tests have kept many projects from being built — especially light-rail projects, since streetcars are not fast — and made it much harder for transit projects to win federal financing than highway projects. Mr. LaHood said the administration would establish new guidelines that take what he called “livability” into account — evaluating projects not only by how much they shorten commutes but also by their environmental, community and economic benefits. Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/us/14streetcar.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted January 19, 2010 Share #2 Posted January 19, 2010 Nice. - A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopsicleXGirl Posted January 20, 2010 Share #3 Posted January 20, 2010 Mr. LaHood said the administration would establish new guidelines that take what he called “livability” into account — evaluating projects not only by how much they shorten commutes but also by their environmental, community and economic benefits. :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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