EPA's Final Endangerment Finding will Allow EPA to finalize the first greenhouse gas standards for new light-duty vehicles as part of the joint rulemaking with the Department of Transportation.
CNSNews.com Mass Transit Officials Ask Congress for Increased Subsidies So They Can 'Encourage' More Americans Not to Drive Cars Thursday, August 06, 2009 By Matt Cover
(CNSNews.com) – Representatives of some of the nation’s largest transit agencies testified before Congress on Tuesday, saying that they need more federal subsidies despite growing ridership.
According to one official, increased federal spending on public transportation will "encourage" more people to get out of their cars.
By William Yellowtail Regional Administrator, USEPA "Somehow YOU PEOPLE, and all people, have to be able to figure out a way to convince the public that mass transportation/ public transportation is the way to go."
Gene Harris Phila. Bulletin 11-15-73 "The regulations include $50 parking fines, establishment of exclusive bus and trolley lanes, creation of bike paths in center city and computerized car pools operated by the state."
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) released its 2004 ridership statistics on March 29 with a press release bragging that transit trips increased by 2.11 percent over 2003, which it claimed was more than the increase in highway travel. (See http://apta.com/media/releases/050329ridership_up.cfm)
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