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Tag: budget 2012
Posted inGovernment & Politics

RTA chief tells it like it is: pre-Katrina service won't be restored in depopulated areas

by Ariella Cohen

Budget constraints are forcing RTA chief Justin Augustine to curtail planned expansions, he told City Council on Wednesday. Photo by Ariella Cohen By Ariella Cohen, The Lens staff writer | The city’s transit chief delivered a blunt message this week: Don’t expect service to return to pre-Katrina levels in parts of the city where significant […]