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Transit projects slowly leaving the station
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House committee passes a new kind of transportation bill: the INVEST Act
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Improving safety by making it a priority throughout the INVEST Act
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Here’s how the new House bill prioritizes getting people where they need to go
It’s surprising, but the current federal transportation program doesn’t actually require that states spend federal funds to improve people’s access to jobs and services....
An amendment to the House transportation bill highlights the failures of “level of service”
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