Obama administration shifting transportation priorities to include livibility, environment — Autoblog Green

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The idea is that limited transportation funds will be spent on projects that improve "livability issues such as economic development opportunities and environmental benefits," instead of just low cost and time saved. Think of it as a holistic approach to moving people around. What this means in practice going forward is not exactly clear, but the U.S. Federal Transit Administration will "immediately rescind budget restrictions issued by the Bush Administration in March of 2005 that focused primarily on how much a project shortened commute times in comparison to its cost."

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