Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Supporting existing transit: instant economic stimulus

http://is.gd/aTw7

This is a good post as it offers two ways to immediately put money in
the hands of people who will immediately spend it buying things that
create actual value (reduced energy use) while reducing environmental
harm.

Salem's Cherriots, for example, is undergoing a round of budget cuts,
even as demand for its transit service skyrockets. We don't need
years to plan and design investment there; we could invest money
profitably in days by rehiring drivers and mechanics about to be laid
off and by restoring routes and weekend service.

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