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. Happy 72nd birthday Union Station and 40th birthday Amtrak (Primary Resources and USDOT Fast Lane Blog) There are two big transportation birthdays [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. View from a Barcelona streetcar — in 1908 (Pattern Cities) Excerpt from the text with this wonderful video: But surely the streets [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. A commute too far (Wall Street Journal) The WSJ uses a Metro employee who has a 174-mile roundtrip-commute (some by car, some [continue reading]
As expected, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Friday that the $2.4 billion rejected by Florida Gov. Rick Scott for a high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando will instead go to other high-speed rail projects in the U.S. Which ones? It’s unknown at this point — Secretary LaHood [continue reading]
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that it was legal for Gov. Rick Scott to reject $2 billion-plus in federal funds for a high-speed rail line between Tampa and Orlando. Here’s coverage by Reuters. There is no official word yet from the U.S. Department of Transportation where the $2 billion [continue reading]
On Thursday morning, the California High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors met in Los Angeles. The most prominent item on the agenda the was an update of the alternatives being considered for the bullet train’s route through the Los Angeles metro area. The plan in this area is broken up [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. Bullet train to Vegas seeks massive federal loan (Las Vegas Sun) The private firm that wants to build high-speed rail between Victorville [continue reading]
Gov. Rick Scott said on Wednesday that he’s turning down $2 billion in federal funding for a high-speed rail project between Tampa and Orlando because he didn’t feel it was a sound investment of taxpayer money. Here’s the story from the St. Petersburg Times. It doesn’t sound like the news [continue reading]
In this relatively new feature for The Source, I express actual opinions while working for government. Members of the media: please take any of these ideas and run with them — we could use the coverage! 1. It’s kind of a mixed message to say you’re against a bus lane [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUP4zI93smM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] In early 2010, President Obama announced a plan to help build a national network of high-speed rail and began doling out federal funds to projects across the United States — with California, to date, the largest recipient. The plan received a mention in the President’s State of the Union [continue reading]
