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Bush DOT Chief Urges More Transport Tech Funding
Former Transportation Secretary Mary Peters,
who served for eight years in George W. Bush's DOT, sat down with
Streetsblog Capitol Hill this week to urge that Congress add a
dedicated funding stream of $1 billion each year for transportation
technology to the next long-term infrastructure bill.
October 9, 2009
When $1 Billion Doesn’t Buy What it Used To — And When it Does
Since Washington's economic recovery debate first began last fall,
advocates for greater infrastructure investment have invoked one phrase
more often than almost any other: "Every $1 billion spent on
transportation creates 47,500 jobs."
October 8, 2009