Transit

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• Your Evening Sift

  
  South Florida Daily Blog — Authority: 547
  Nice ride home tonight from work with the sunroof open. Am I too optimistic when I say the summer heat is now behind us? Hmmmm. Ponder that thought while you ramble through your evening Sift... A - Under the Sun treats us to the interesting story of police sketch artist John McMahon. Kenny Malone profiles John ...
  6 hours ago

• Metrobus of Mexico City Gets a Boost

  
  Green Inc. — Authority: 742
  Mexico Citys Metrobus system received an award from Harvard University on Thursday, and the country has announced plans to build more such transit systems.
  11 hours ago

• Last week’s elections a net plus for public transportation

  
  Transportation For America — Authority: 531
  Last Tuesday’s election results were a win for public transit, although high-profile state and national races stole most of the headlines. According to the Center for Transportation Excellence , 72 percent of transportation ballot measures received voter approval on November 3. November’s ballot included seven ...
  11 hours ago

• New York’s great license plate swindle

  
  Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog — Authority: 548
  From 1986-2000, New York license plates were rather iconic in their simplicity. Featuring a white background with a red trim and Lady Liberty in the center, the state license plates screamed New York. In 2000, the state announced plans to shift to the new blue-based license plates with Niagara Falls in one corner and ...
  11 hours ago

• TV program on manufacturing subway cars for New York City

  
  Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space — Authority: 498
  Christopher lets us know that those of us with cable or satellite television can watch the National Geographic Channel tonight and see a program from the Ultimate Factories series on subway car manufacturing. See " Behind the Scenes: Subway manufacturing " from the New York City blog "Second Avenue Sagas." Of ...
  12 hours ago

• Transit Center Construction starts November 16, southbound 3rd Street to Close

  
  Kirkland Views — Authority: 137
  City of Kirkland Public Works Construction Update Notice: Downtown Kirkland Transit CenterWhat: Construction is ready to begin on the Kirkland Transit Center project in downtown Kirkland.  Bayley Construction has been selected as the contractor for the project and URS Corp will provide construction management ...
  14 hours ago

• Bus Fare Increase?

  
  From My Bottom Step — Authority: 144
  I’m bothered by the article in today’s local newspaper about the potential for another hike in public transit fares (” Hike in bus fares feared “; London Free Press; Norman de Bono; 2009/11/12). The union’s demands could force an increase in bus fares of about 15% because fares account for 60% of the ...
  15 hours ago

• Carbon Footprint Study: 100 Largest U.S. Cities Look To Public Transit As Key

  
  BASIL & SPICE--LIVING GREEN! — Authority: 129
  Michael Grosvenor-- Finally, we seem to be getting a better handle on the influential role that urban form plays in contributing to the global environmental crisis. The sooner decision makers realize that where we live and what we live in is fundamental to how much greenhouse gas we personally emit (the suburban ...
  19 hours ago

• Chicago Transit Authority Chairman Terry Peterson to Vote on Thursday

  
  UwidoNews - Submitted news — Authority: 465
  Chicago Transit Authority chairman Terry Peterson said the mass transit agency will pass a budget without fare increases.
  21 hours ago

• Fakes in transit: the Belgian question

  
  IPKat - news and fun for everyone! — Authority: 558
  On Tuesday, " in "Breaking News -- Nokia Customs Seizure Case for ECJ" ( here ), the IPKat breathlessly reported on the decision of the Court of Appeal for England and Wales to refer some questions -- as yet probably unformulated and certainly unavailable to the public -- to the Court of Justice of the European ...
  23 hours ago

• Are Cars Going Extinct?

  
  Your Call — Authority: 124
  Whats the future of personal transportation? A big chunk of the federal stimulus plan supports the building, repair and expansion of roads at the same time climate scientists tell us fossil-fueled cars are pushing us more quickly toward catastrophe. Are we at a point where personal transportation might come into ...
  1 day ago

• Fish dont fry in the kitchen, beans dont burn in the grill

  
  And with your help, I'll get that chicken — Authority: 121
  It took a whole lot of trying, but we in Toronto will reach the big leagues when our subway fares hit $3 for a single cash fare on January 3. As this demonstrates, we will finally have world-class transit fares. Three dollars seems absurd, but I remember paying 320 yen (about $3.75) when I had the misfortune of ...
  1 day ago

• Illinois personal injury attorneys news - CTA bus slammed into South Side home- 4 hospitalized

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 142
  Legal news for Illinois personal injury attorneys. A CTA bus slammed into a home for unknown reasons. Illinois personal injury attorneys alert- A Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into a brick house. Chicago, IL—A Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus slammed into the side of a brick house in the South Side, on ...
  1 day ago

• Turn of the century Cooper Square

  
  Ephemeral New York — Authority: 528
  A web of elevated train tracks is flanked by sloped-roof buildings on the right and lovely Cooper Union—described in this postcard as “the Cooper Institute”—on the left. Looks like some really sweet buildings have long since disappeared.
  1 day ago

• People of Public Transit (from the creators of People of Walmart)

  
  Silenced Majority Portal — Authority: 148
  People of Mass Transit is a sister blog to People of Walmart, sent by the people who make it. People send in photos. I am a strong believer in mass transit and a denier or hater re. Walmart and these...
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• Yonge Subway Yard Study

  
  Steve Munro's Web Site — Authority: 126
  At its meeting on November 17, the TTC will consider a report on the yard needs for the Yonge-University-Spadina subway.  This is a long report and I will comment on it when time permits.
  1 day ago

• Eglinton LRT Update

  
  Steve Munro's Web Site — Authority: 126
  At its meeting on November 17, the TTC will consider a report on the Eglinton LRT Transit Project Assessment.  A few items have caught my eye already: Another round of public meetings starting from November 23 to December 10 will present the final version of the design. The scheme for handling left turns has ...
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• TTC Presto Update

  
  Steve Munro's Web Site — Authority: 126
  At its meeting on November 17, the TTC will consider a report on the implementation of the Presto smart card system. I will comment further on this matter after the meeting and whatever material is presented there.
  1 day ago

• ComDev: Global Ship Tracking via Microsat

  
  dailywireless.org — Authority: 528
  COM DEV USA , a subsidiary of COM DEV International , today announced that it has been awarded a contract valued in excess of US$7 million to provide passive microwave equipment for a US Government space program. It follows a contract announced last month relating to the third spacecraft in the same program . Their ...
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• TTC, The Costly Way: Fare Hike Expected for 2010

  
  State of Affairs — Authority: 417
  You know something? I’ve lived in this fair city on and off for the last twenty-five years, and let me tell you what – I love it. I love every inch of it from the Beaches to Chinatown to the Lakeshore to North York where I grew up. I’ve been to a [...]
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