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  1. #Ankner: create #TransportationTrustFund for all transit, with performance/investment criteria based on contribution to GNP
  2. #MatthewRose: highway trust fund was the first federal bailout in this crisis
  3. #NationalTransitFundingGap: $107B gap to improve; $50B gap to just maintain
  4. #MatthewRose: 3 findings from Commission--Reform (outcomes); Rebuild (good repair); and Revenues (increased funding)
  5. Matthew Rose: there is no reauthorization bill for rail
  6. #Ankner: we need to level the playing field between transit investment and highway investment; no more decisions made in silos #transit
  7. #Ankner: supports local rail line assistance in LA; critical for agriculture and free up roadway capacity
  8. Ankner: #transit is not an end in itself
  9. Ankner of #LaDoTD says transportation funding should no longer be in silos, and that we should be funding a system, not modes
  10. #LaHood giving all the right answers at #DOT #NOLA site visit http://twitpic.com/rpsds
  11. @ttpolitic So is rebuilding #NOLA! The issues facing NOLA, Detroit, BMo, Cleveland, and other metros should be nat'l priority.
  12. DC promotes full streetcar system buildout over next 10 years, rather than piecemeal construction; NOLA take note! http://bit.ly/kjZqo
  13. Great news: the RTA has committed to a combined UPT to Press Street alignment for the TIGER grant!
  14. Transport for NOLA: RTA Presents Proposal to Council Tomorrow, August 6th! - http://eepurl.com/cSAd
  15. Transport for NOLA: RTA Board Meeting TODAY! (We've made progress!) - 11:30AM @ RTA offices - http://eepurl.com/b9Jp
  16. Check out the Where Ya Rack? program by the YLC, bringing bike racks to New Orleans! http://bit.ly/F43VL
  17. Transport for NOLA: St. Claude/N Rampart Streetcar Expansion Update! - http://eepurl.com/bXrI
  18. Sign our streetcar resolution, calling on RTA, RPC, & Council to make the St. Claude alignment their highest priority! http://bit.ly/6aowV
  19. Come to the Healing Center on St. Claude today at 10:30 to show your support for the Lee Circle to Press St streetcar line!
  20. Streetcar making headlines; prioritize the lines: 1. St. Claude 2. Loyola/UPT 3. Convention Center (if at all) http://bit.ly/m9WHo