The White House has also released a “fact sheet” that adds a few (although not a lot) of details about how President Obama plans to achieve the goals listed in his State of the Union speech. Here’s the section on infrastructure and transportation: Repairing roads, bridges and transit: The President’s [continue reading]
Below are the remarks on infrastructure and transportation made by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address last night. Here is the video; the following part of the speech begins at the 32:00 minute mark: The third step in winning the future is rebuilding America. To attract [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. Congestion pricing drops Bay Bridge commuting times (Mercury News) The waiting time for westbound morning commuters on the Bay Bridge has dropped [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. Metro, High-Speed Rail Group May Buy Union Station (Los Angeles Downtown News) Metro and the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) are [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. Bundling up for global warming (New York Times Dot Earth blog) California has been soaked and cold for the past month — [continue reading]
The past year has seen many diverse transportation issues grab headlines in Southern California and across the country. A good way to appreciate how much has changed, or hasn’t, is to think back to what the world of transportation looked like on Jan. 1, 2010. In the dawn of this [continue reading]
This is a new feature for The Source in which 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. As I’ve said before, bus lanes certainly sound good – until [continue reading]
This is a new feature for The Source in which 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. Like many readers, I was pleased to read in a recent [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. California gets $616 million more in fed funding for bullet train (Sacramento Bee) Politicians in Ohio and Wisconsin said “no thanks” to [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. Putting the mute in commute (Boston Globe) In response to passenger complaints about other noisy passengers, the T is trying something novel: [continue reading]
