{"id":631602,"date":"2010-01-15T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T16:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gas2.org\/2010\/01\/15\/dot-signals-majorshift-on-public-transportation-policy\/"},"modified":"2010-01-15T11:47:55","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T16:47:55","slug":"dot-signals-major-shift-on-public-transportation-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/631602","title":{"rendered":"DOT Signals Major Shift On Public Transportation Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4505 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/gas2\/files\/2010\/01\/congestion-600x450.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>More and more people are finding they need to use public transportation in the U.S. Of course, unless you live in a big city, chances are your public transportation options are limited&#8230; and probably very crappy. Public transportation has always faced an uphill battle in this country though, because hey, its a huge freakin&#8217; country, and Americans really, really love having their own cars.<\/p>\n<p>Still, if public transportation were better, more people would be apt to use it. The Obama Administration, through U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, has proposed a major revision to the guidelines followed when considering public transportation projects. But this is ground that needs to be tread carefully, especially considering recent eminent domain rulings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gas2.org\/2010\/01\/15\/dot-signals-majorshift-on-public-transportation-policy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more of this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?a=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?a=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?i=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?a=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?i=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?a=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?i=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?a=iPXaCVGgN44:2Fquh9cVBhk:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gas2\/org?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gas2\/org\/~4\/iPXaCVGgN44\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/LBJm3Kec1-qVM3PXmz__BFR3YBY\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/LBJm3Kec1-qVM3PXmz__BFR3YBY\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/LBJm3Kec1-qVM3PXmz__BFR3YBY\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/LBJm3Kec1-qVM3PXmz__BFR3YBY\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/RenewableEnergyNewsSyndicator\/~4\/sYy86PhQqXY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more people are finding they need to use public transportation in the U.S. Of course, unless you live in a big city, chances are your public transportation options are limited&#8230; and probably very crappy. 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