Yesterday, President Bush signed into law the first Amtrak five-year reauthorization bill since 2002. In addition to providing $12 billion for the beleaguered railway, it also created two $1.5 billion grants to promote high-speed and inter-city rail programs. But the most significant part of the bill may not be on the books: Congress’ growing interest in funding mass transit. With the five-year surface transit bill, which funds 95 percent of transportation infrastructure in the country, due up for reauthorization next year, the nation could be looking at a landmark shift in where and how it travels the country. AN
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