Smart Transportation News

Arizona PIRG Education Fund Releases New Report On The Need For More And Better Public Transportation	3/31/2008
Today the Arizona PIRG Education Fund released its new report, A Better Way to Go: Meeting America’s 21st Century Transportation Challenges with Modern Public Transit, which examines the challenges faced by America’s transportation system and the benefits of existing public transit projects in Arizona and across the country.
U.S. House Addresses High Gas Prices by Investing $1.7 Billion in Public Transportation	06/26/2008
Responding to record-high gas prices and the rising use of public transportation, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed HR 6052, the Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act, by a vote of 322 to 98 which authorizes 1.7 billion dollars to transit agencies across America to expand services and reduce fares.
Squandering the Stimulus: Average American Households Spent Economic Stimulus on Gas	06/25/2008
Without sufficient options to driving, Arizona families on average spent their entire economic stimulus check on high-priced gas. According to new analysis from the Arizona PIRG Education Fund, since President Bush signed the tax rebates into law on February 13th, 2008, the average American household spent over $1,500 filling their gas tanks. Gas costs were higher than average in areas without robust public transportation.

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