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transportation stories: 34 news summaries

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Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

Social service delivery, rides for elderly hit by skyrocketing prices

Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Higher gas prices are forcing Native American tribal governments to cut back on transportation services, reports Reznet News. The Rosebud Sioux tribe provides its police, education and social services departments with transportation, as well as rides for the elderly and trips to medical appointments. But with coffers running on empty,... More »

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Arizona • Montana • New Mexico • South Dakota • transportation • gas prices • tribes • Native Americans

 High Gas Prices
 Fuel Transit Boom 

Mass transit winning converts across the country as gas price soars

May 10, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The soaring price of gas is driving people across America out of their cars and onto mass transit, the New York Times reports. Buses and trains are up 5% or more in cities like Boston and New York, where mass transit is already a popular alternative, but the biggest leap... More »

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subway • transit • train • driving • transportation • public transportation • gas prices • buses

Bumped From Your Flight?
Airline Could Owe You $800

Feds double amount passengers can receive over overbooked planes

Apr 16, 08 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Passengers who get bumped off overbooked flights will be eligible for up to $800 for their inconvenience, the Los Angeles Times reports. The US Department of Transportation today doubled the amount passengers can receive, with the exact figure depending upon the ticket price and how long it takes passengers to... More »

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airline industry • consumer protection • transportation • airline delays • airline passengers • airline passenger's bill of rights • overbooking

 Is Cell Chatter
 Killing the Cab Ride? 

Constant gab has drivers, riders at odds

Apr 13, 08 6:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where cabbies and riders once chatted, they now gab on cellphones—and it's getting under people's skin. "Sometimes passengers, they don't even stop talking to tell me where to go," one cabbie said. But one rider blames the drivers, who often speak in other tongues: "I always... More »

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New York City • Washington DC • taxi • transportation • taxi driver

Climate Change Could Snarl Travel Plans in Future

Driving and flying is about to get
more unpleasant

Mar 12, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - As if the notion of heat waves and rising sea levels weren't bad enough, climate change also has the potential to royally screw up your travel plans. A new report shows that increased flooding in coastal areas could put a serious kink in road and rail travel, not to mention... More »

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climate change • travel • global warming • heat wave • flooding • transportation • air travel • ocean levels

Car Sharing Firms to Merge

Zipcar and Flexcar to merge into 50-city, 5,000 car network

Oct 31, 07 5:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Car-sharing firms Zipcar and Flexcar will merge this week under the Zipcar brand, which has the largest network of the two. The firms, both 7 years old, rent cars by the hour, rolling gas, insurance, parking, and maintenance costs into a $7-$15 hourly rate and an annual membership fee. Cambridge-based... More »

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transportation • Zipcar • green transportation • Flexcar • car sharing

Airline Delays Continue; Complaints Up

Flights on time just 72% of time, government survey shows

Oct 3, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Customer complaints about airlines were up sharply in August—double the level a year before—as delays hit nearly 30%, according to a government report released today. The on-time rate was 71.7%, down from 75.8 last year, a survey of the 20 largest US carries showed, less than... More »

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transportation • airline delays

Prez Orders Action to
Reduce Flight Delays

Panel will produce plan to cut traffic at Kennedy Airport by end of year

Sep 28, 07 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - After a summer of nightmarish ordeals for airline passengers, President Bush yesterday ordered his transportation secretary to sit down with the airlines and do something to reduce delays and improve treatment of travelers by next summer. “There’s a lot of anger amongst our citizens about the fact that,... More »

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FAA • JFK Airport • transportation • air travel • congestion • airline delays • Dept. of Transportation • George W. Bush

LA Still Leads in Traffic Delays

But Ventura, Inland Empire are catching up

Sep 18, 07 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles and Orange counties are still tied for No. 1 in the nation in traffic delays, a study published today by the Texas Transportation Institute concludes. Motorists in either county lost an average of 72 hours in rush hour traffic in 2005—almost 2 work weeks. LA and Orange... More »

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California • traffic • Los Angeles • driving • transportation

DOT Chief: Two-Wheelers Don’t Count

Writer protests claim that bike funding harms roads and bridges

Sep 14, 07 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bicyclists and green activists beg to differ with Mary Peters, the US transportation secretary who decreed last month that bicycle and walking paths shouldn’t fall under her funding purview, and spending on them may be to blame for the poor state of roads and bridges. Advocates of pedal power... More »

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transportation • bridge • gas tax • Mary Peters • bicycle

Tube Strike Cripples London

Most of city's subway shut down as workers protest pension cuts

Sep 4, 07 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A transit strike has shut down almost all of London's Underground subway system and has left commuters scrambling for alternate transportation. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union hopes to resolve a pension dispute today, the Times of London reports, but the city remains crippled, with service on 10 of 12... More »

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London • labor • strike • transportation • labor unions • Tube • Britain

US Gives Big Jump to NYC Traffic Plan

Bloomberg proposal gets $354M boost, but state legislature must still approve

Aug 14, 07 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government has promised to pitch in $354M toward an environmentally sensitive plan to suppress car traffic in Manhattan, New York's busiest borough. But the scheme's chief proponent, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, must still win the approval of the New York state legislature, which initially chafed at his proposal, the... More »

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New York City • traffic • Michael Bloomberg • toll • driving • transportation • congestion • Mary E. Peters • cars

Bush Inspects Bridge Collapse

President makes a visit to inspect collapsed bridge

Aug 4, 07 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush got an aerial view of the collapsed highway bridge in Minneapolis today, as his Marine One helicapter circled the site several times to allow the commander in chief to  inspect the wreckage. He listened to briefings on plans for recovery, and met with victims' families. More »

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Minneapolis • bridge collapse • transportation • bridge • collapse • George W. Bush • disaster

Amtrak Offers $100 Booze Bonus

Plush to lush: Amtrak hopes free drinks will  move luxury trips

Aug 2, 07 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amtrak is trying to lure high-end customers by offering $100 in free drinks to passengers who book luxury berths on certain overnight trips. The GrandLuxe trips, which start at $789,  feature gourmet meals—which already include free wine—and personal butler service. More »

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travel • alcohol • train • Amtrak • transportation • GrandLuxe

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