Survey: WA Residents Support Transit, Transportation Investments | PubliCola

Survey: WA Residents Support Transit, Transportation Investments | PubliCola: "Asked whether they “support or oppose more state funding for public transit and passenger rail” in general, 63 percent said they supported it, 30 percent opposed it, and 6 percent were undecided. In the Puget Sound region, 70 percent supported it, 25 percent opposed it, and 5 percent opposed it."

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Tax Code Driving Incentives

Uncle Sam Subsidizes Cars, not Buses

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 ~ Think government is too big and spends too much money? You can write your legislator, sure. But if you have your own business, you could also take direct action to help the budget: leave your car in the garage and take the bus.

Streamline bus service celebrates 1 millionth rider - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: News

NICK WOLCOTT/CHRONICLE Roberta Stevens, 80, steps off the bus at the downtown bus depot on Friday morning. Stevens was awarded a bouquet of flowers and a gift basket for being Streamline's 1 millionth rider.

Streamline bus service celebrates 1 millionth rider - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: News: "Streamline, a Human Resource Development Council program, provides free public transportation to the Bozeman community. It was launched in August 2006 in partnership with the Associated Students of Montana State University."

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Transit Riders Union [Seattle]

Transit Riders Union: "Why do we need a Transit Riders Union?

• Deep bus service cuts were only narrowly avoided in King County…
• Public transit is under attack in cities across the country…
• Unemployment is rising and social services are shrinking…
• The planet is warming and natural resources are dwindling…
• The global economy is in crisis…"

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