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  • September 2008

    • Is Metrolink Up to the Job? Train Crash Raises Doubts

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 20, 08 2:05 PM CDT

      Is Metrolink Up to the Job? Train Crash Raises Doubts

      (Newser) - The country's deadliest train crash in decades has focused attention on mass transit carrier Metrolink, which operates on a shoestring budget and has many wondering whether it's up to the job, the Los Angeles Times reports. Five Southern California counties chip in to run the system, set up with relatively few employees to be light on expenses and low on bureaucracy. That means its board must grapple with managing a maze of subcontracts as well as the challenges of running the sprawling system. More »

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      Los Angeles  • train  • train crash  • transit  • Metrolink  • public transit

  • August 2008

    • States Consider Leasing Roads as Upkeep Takes Toll

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 26, 08 2:15 PM CDT

      States Consider Leasing Roads as Upkeep Takes Toll

      (Newser) - With Pennsylvania legislators set to vote next month on a $12.8 billion deal that would put the 537-mile Pennsylvania Turnpike under private operation, such public-private partnerships are accelerating across the US, the Wall Street Journal reports. Often bankrolled by infrastructure funds—which have $160 billion under management—the projects provide relief to states hamstrung by ballooning budget deficits. More »

    • Desire Named Streetcar Grips Cities

      New York Times  |  Aug 14, 08 3:56 AM CDT

      Desire Named Streetcar Grips Cities

      (Newser) - Most American cities dismantled their streetcar lines over 50 years ago but a major comeback is gathering speed, the New York Times reports. Cincinnati, Houston, Denver, Salt Lake City and Charlotte have streetcar systems in the works to revive sagging downtown areas. A dozen cities already have streetcars and at least 40 more are exploring the option. More »

    • Washington Wants You to Guzzle Gas

      Newsweek  |  Aug 3, 08 3:28 PM CDT

      Washington Wants You to Guzzle Gas

      (Newser) - As gas prices rise, Americans are driving less—and fewer dollars are flowing into the gas-tax-fueled Federal Highway Trust Fund. President Bush’s illogical response? To take money out of public transportation and put it in the highway fund—the latest bizarre example of officials intent on promoting and subsidizing the automobile, Daniel Gross writes in Newsweek. More »

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      gas prices  • cars  • transit  • subsidies

  • May 2008

    • High Gas Prices Fuel Transit Boom

      New York Times  |  May 10, 08 6:10 AM CDT

      High Gas Prices Fuel Transit Boom

      (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 in rider numbers—10-15%— has been in cities in the South and West where car culture is strongest. More »

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

  • April 2008

    • $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Apr 18, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      $4 Gas Driving San Franciscans From Cars

      (Newser) - The Bay Area is used to being on the cutting edge, but becoming the first to pay $4 for a gallon of gas is a milestone San Francisco could do without, the Chronicle reports. Prices are expected to nudge past the mark next week—but many Bay Area residents have already fled their cars to dodge ever-growing fuel costs. More »

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      California  • gas prices  • San Francisco  • transit  • commuting

  • February 2008

    • Bullet Train to Take On the Plane in Spain

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 2, 08 11:34 AM CST

      Bullet Train to Take On the Plane in Spain

      (Newser) - An ambitious plan to make Spain the leader in high-speed train travel could provide a model for the rest of Europe, offering a greener, more relaxing alternative to short-haul flights. A major link between Madrid and Barcelona is slated to open this month with trains described in the Guardian as the "future of travel." More »

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      Europe  • Spain  • air travel  • train  • Madrid  • transit  • Barcelona

  • September 2007

    • NYC Cabbies Begin Strike

      Bloomberg  |  Sep 5, 07 1:40 PM CDT

      NYC Cabbies Begin Strike

      (Newser) - A 2-day strike by New York taxi drivers protesting an order to install new technology began today, with the union claiming up to 95% participation by the city's estimated 20,000 cabbies, to the mayor's prestrike estimate of 30%. The city instituted an emergency fare structure to encourage cab sharing and beefed up mass transit to and from LaGuardia and JFK. More »

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      New York City  • technology  • strike  • labor unions  • transit  • taxi  • cabdrivers

  • August 2007

    • Gov. Blames Poor Drainage for NYC Mess

      New York Times  |  Aug 8, 07 8:50 PM CDT

      Gov. Blames Poor Drainage for NYC Mess

      (Newser) - An inadequate drainage system and little advance warning left New York City transit vulnerable to this morning's powerful storm, Gov. Eliot Spitzer said. The New York Times reports that today's transit meltdown, which disabled or delayed every city subway line and snarled the morning commute, was the third such debilitating event in seven months. More »

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      New York City  • Eliot Spitzer  • weather  • flood  • power outage  • subway  • transit

    • Flooding Halts NYC Mass Transit

      New York Times  |  Aug 8, 07 11:01 AM CDT

      Flooding Halts NYC Mass Transit

      (Newser) - New York City public transportation ground to a standstill early this morning after violent thunderstorms tore up trees, damaged cars, and flooded underground train tracks, halting or delaying every single subway line, reports the New York Times . Flights at all three major airports in the metropolitan area were pushed back or canceled. More »

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      New York City  • weather  • storm  • flooding  • public transportation  • subway  • transit

  • July 2007
  • April 2007

    • Charges Filed in London Bombings

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 6, 07 8:02 AM CDT

      Charges Filed in London Bombings

      (Newser) - Three men have been charged in the July 7, 2005 bombings of the London mass-transit system. The suspects, Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem, and Mohammed Shakil, are accused of conspiring with the terrorists who blew themselves up in the tube and on a bus, killing 52. Surveillance cameras recorded the men doing what authorities believe was reconnaissance or a dry run. More »

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      Great Britain  • terrorism  • London  • bombing  • subway  • transit  • london transit attacks

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