Candidates OVERWHELMINGLY support transit funding
October 21, 2008 at 6:22 pm by Mara Shalhoup in NewsAn Atlanta-based transit group has posted results of a survey in which legislative candidates were asked whether they support funding for a bunch of different transit stuff.
Most of the candidates gave the same answer to most of the questions. Some of them offered insightful explanations of their answers, including: “We MUST have this rail system in place SOON.” Of course, considering that the group behind the survey is called Citizens for Progressive Transit, the candidates might have been more liberal with their use of ALL CAPS. The more enthusiasm for progressive transit, the better.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:23 am
The only way we’ll see a major, major transit overhaul in this state will be for the strongman approach: counties will either participate, or see road funds from the state dry up. Politically unpalatable, but someone’s got to do it.