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Good: Comparing the Country’s Largest Public Transit Systems
http://www.good.is/post/comparing-the-country-s-largest-public-transit-systems/
Taking public transportation is one of the best way to combat congestion in our cities. But to encourage individuals to take mass transit, cities must invest to keep their transportation systems running efficiently and serving citizens' needs. See how the country's largest subway and rapid transit systems stack up in terms of how many riders they serve and how well they serve those riders.

Plain Dealer: Create jobs by busting rust, Ohioans tell Capitol Hill
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/02/create_jobs_by_busting_rust_oh.html
The Democratic congresswoman from Copley Township brought a panel of Ohio experts to Capitol Hill Wednesday to describe how pre-emptive efforts to fix corroded roads, bridges and other infrastructure could create jobs and improve safety in Ohio and the nation.

AP: Ohio Eyes Creative Ways to Pay for Passenger Train
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9DK9K786.htm
Ohio is looking at other states for creative ways to pay for a new passenger train service connecting Cleveland and Cincinnati, hoping to minimize political fights over the issue.  Everything from advertising, naming rights and franchise fees for Wi-Fi and food service is on the table, said Stu Nicholson, spokesman for the Ohio Rail Development Commission, the state agency in charge of the project.

Ledger Independent: Plan envisions nearly $11 billion in Kentucky transportation
http://www.maysville-online.com/news/local/article_8e1cd75a-1087-11df-8cee-001cc4c002e0.html
If Gov. Steve Beshear's Kentucky Highway Plan for fiscal years 2010 through 2016 is approved by the General Assembly, local counties will benefit from the plan, especially Mason County which has been earmarked for approximately $129.8 million over the next four years in road projects.  Beshear recommended the six-year highway plan to the General Assembly, Tuesday and the plan envisions an investment of $10,986,304,876 in Kentucky's transportation infrastructure, according to a press release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Office of Public Affairs.