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Youngstown & The Mahoning Valley => Road News => Topic started by: jay on October 18, 2010, 08:12:25 PM

Title: ODOT To Increase Public Transportation Funding
Post by: jay on October 18, 2010, 08:12:25 PM
The Ohio Department of Transportation will increase public transportation funding to $50 miilion in each of the next two years.  ODOT"s previous support was $10 million.
Title: Re: ODOT To Increase Public Transportation Funding
Post by: northside lurker on October 18, 2010, 10:22:25 PM
This is good news!
Title: Re: ODOT To Increase Public Transportation Funding
Post by: Rick Rowlands on October 19, 2010, 12:08:37 AM
OK so where are they getting the extra $40 million?   I thought Ohio was broke.
Title: Re: ODOT To Increase Public Transportation Funding
Post by: jay on October 19, 2010, 05:47:59 AM
More information is at this file link.

freepdfhosting.com/e82dcda099.pdf (http://freepdfhosting.com/e82dcda099.pdf)
Title: Re: ODOT To Increase Public Transportation Funding
Post by: northside lurker on October 19, 2010, 07:53:25 AM
Quote from: Rick Rowlands on October 19, 2010, 12:08:37 AM
OK so where are they getting the extra $40 million?   I thought Ohio was broke.

Since I don't think Jay's link provides an answer to your question, I'll guess that they just reallocated the extra $40 million from some other part of the ODOT budget, and don't need to come up with any new funds.
Title: Re: ODOT To Increase Public Transportation Funding
Post by: jay on October 19, 2010, 08:30:16 AM
I think the answer is in this sentence.

"Through significant project savings and additional federal resources, ODOT has identified up to $50 milllion in the current fiscal year..."
Title: Re: ODOT To Increase Public Transportation Funding
Post by: northside lurker on October 19, 2010, 03:02:19 PM
Quote from: jay on October 19, 2010, 08:30:16 AM
I think the answer is in this sentence.

"Through significant project savings and additional federal resources, ODOT has identified up to $50 milllion in the current fiscal year..."


I didn't read it closely enough, I was looking for numbers.