Opponents ignore all the evidence that shows that public transportation is one investment that contributes to sustainable economic growth, that you really can have green investments.

“… most suppliers serve other, bigger markets, such as trucking or freight railroads. Tougher restrictions may force these suppliers out of public transportation entirely.”

Most independent experts think that the stimulus spending has added at least one percentage point to economic growth in each of the last two quarters — not enough to create many new jobs, but a much better situation than the 18 months before.