Transportation news you missed last week while you were freezing, but is it a real improvement?

Not saying whether or not I think this particular
news about Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood's
apparent change in policy is good or bad,
true or false, as it relates to what will happen
in Florida, esp. High-Speed Rail or commuter
rail funding, et al, but I thought I'd share it with
you all after I found it while looking for something
else this morning.
For a partisan website, it's actually put together quite well.

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Some great news slipped under the radar last week
by desmoinesdem,
Tue Jan 19, 2010 at 12:57:08 AM EST
http://mydd.com/2010/1/19/some-great-news-slipped-under-the-radar-last-week

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Another look at the same issues.

National Journal Experts Blog
Transportation
Are New Transit Guidelines An Improvement?
January 19, 2010

Last week Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood proposed new livability-based funding guidelines for major transit projects and rescinded Bush administration requirements that based funding decisions on how much a project shortened commute times compared to its cost. The criteria determine which projects get funded under the Federal Transit Administration's New Starts and Small Starts programs.

Read the rest of the posting at:
http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/2010/01/are-new-livability-guidelines.php

Their blog homepage is:
http://transportation.nationaljournal.com/