Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Tokyo commuters form 200-meter taxi line as trains shut down (SF Gate) Tokyo’s famous rail systems were shut down after the devastating [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. The world is his parking spot (The Economist) New Yorker economics writer John Cassidy recently penned a blog post opining that New [continue reading]
The Gold Line received a bit of national attention as CBS Evening News rode along with Jackie Gilberto, a Pasadena resident who recently made the switch to transit thanks to rising gas prices. Before investing in her $75 monthly pass (the video incorrectly reports the cost of a monthly pass) [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Build America Bonds for transportation (National Journal) The latest installment of the National Journal’s “Expert Blogs” asks a panel of Washington insiders [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. Driving’s back up…or is it? (New Republic) While the total mileage driven by Americans is at its highest level since 2007, the [continue reading]
Metro will be holding its second round of community update meetings for the Westside Subway Extension Project Final EIR March 21 through 29. Among the updates will be a report on current geotechnical work and the status of the Century City Station. Here’s the news release with meeting dates: The [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. For electric car owners, a way to share juice (New York Times Green blog) A new app called PlugShare would help electric [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. How universal is transit’s geometry? (Human Transit) Jarrett Walker pens another thoughtful piece that clarifies the so-called “geometries” of transit. In the [continue reading]
I like to assume there’s a certain percentage of our readership that loves long-ish federal government reports on federal government redundancy (everyone knows local government is perfect!) In that spirit, here’s an item for you from Metro CEO Art Leahy’s daily email to staff: Government Accountability Office Issues Broad Report [continue reading]
Thanks to Rebecca, Kathryn and the other good people at the Google Research | Structured Data Group, a map I created to show the distribution of Americans living in urban areas for a story about the need to fund urban mass transit is now fully functional. If I don’t say [continue reading]
