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Study: Congestion costs residents billions
- Maryland Gazette (new window)
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Traffic congestion in the Baltimore and Washington areas costs Maryland citizens $3.1 billion annually, according to a recent study. |
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MTA To Purchase Only Hybrid Buses
- WJZ TV (new window)
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With Maryland subject to some of the worst air pollution in the country, new steps are being taken to clean the air. Governor Martin O'Malley has declared all new MTA buses to be hybrids. |
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Maryland PIRG says stimulus checks have already been spent on gas
- Baltimore Business Journal (new window)
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While many Americans have exciting ideas for how to use money they're getting through President Bush's economic stimulus plan, most have ultimately used it for one thing: gas. |
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Stimulus Checks Used For Fuel, Report Says
- WBAL TV (new window)
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The federal government's economic stimulus checks were supposed to give the economy a much-needed shot in the arm, but instead they are giving many a boost in the fuel tank. |
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More funding urged for public transit
- Baltimore Sun (new window)
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Transit and consumer advocates called on Congress yesterday to provide more funding for public transportation, pointing out that the tax rebates approved in February to help revive the economy are getting eaten up by soaring gasoline prices. |
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Report: Average family has spent stimulus check on gas
- Baltimore Examiner (new window)
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Kiss that federal stimulus check goodbye — if you haven’t already. By this week the average American family will have spent its entire federal stimulus payment on the increased price of gas, according to a report released Wednesday by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group. |
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Many Have Spent Stimulus Checks At Gas Stations
- WJZ TV (new window)
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It's been 19 weeks since President Bush signed the economic stimulus plan into law but a new study shows many Maryland families have spent all of their check filling up the gas tank. |
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Report: Government can better support transit
- Annapolis Capital (new window)
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A 6-minute increase in travel times over the past 26 years means commuters spend an extra 50 hours annually trapped in their cars, according to a new report from the Maryland Public Interest Research Group that advocates for more public-transit funding. |
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Study: Mass Transit saves Marylanders $346M in gas
- Baltimore Examiner (new window)
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Mass transit provides a big benefit to the environment and keeps millions of dollars in the pockets of its users, according to a new study released Thursday by the Maryland Public Interest Research Group. |
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Group urges more U.S., Md. funds for transit
- Baltimore Sun (new window)
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Advocates of public transportation released a report yesterday urging more federal and state spending on rail and bus lines as a way to combat global warming, oil consumption and traffic jams. |
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Transit advocates call for getting projects 'off the drawing board and into action'
- Baltimore Business Journal (new window)
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Public transit in Maryland saves consumers $93 million in gasoline costs and cuts global warming pollution by 245 tons -- and for those reasons and others the state needs to pump money into expanded MARC train service and construction of the Red Line. |
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