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• Airlines slapped with precedent-setting fines for tarmac delay

  
  The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide — Authority: 129
  Continental Airlines and ExpressJet Airlines have been fined $100,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation for their roles in causing the passengers on board Continental Express flight 2816 to remain on the aircraft at Rochester (Minn.) International Airport for an unreasonable period of time on Aug. 8, 2009. ...
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• St. Louis Zoo Attendance Up Despite Highway Closure

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 144
  By Roche Madden FOX2now.com FOREST PARK (KTVI-FOX2now.com) – Businesses and people that live nearby the reconstructed Highway 40 can’t wait for it to reopen. One gas station owner says sales dropped 25 percent during the closure. Folks who live in Dogtown complained that when the road closed drivers began taking ...
  5 hours ago

• Elmhurst overpass is a cesspool

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 588
  From the Queens Chronicle : Nicol Rodriguez isn’t surprised when she has to walk around human feces while taking the quicker route to get to her school, Pan American International in Elmhurst. She starts and ends her school day by choosing between two walking routes: one safer path that takes 35 minutes, and one ...
  7 hours ago

• Carkeek pedestrian bridge to close for painting

  
  PhinneyWood — Authority: 540
  The pedestrian bridge at Carkeek Park that spans the railroad tracks is about to get a new coat of paint. Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Seattle Department of Transportation are working together to clean and paint the bridge that is on west side of Carkeek Park. “Starting Monday, December 7, 2009 through ...
  14 hours ago

• 19 million new jobs

  
  Corrente — Authority: 624
  Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not. —Robert F. Kennedy According to figures compiled by the America Society of Civil Engineers, a multi-year program of just repairing all existing U.S. infrastructure requires an additional $1.134 trillion dollars than ...
  17 hours ago

• What Will the Next Stimulus Look Like?

  
  The New Republic - the stash Feed — Authority: 138
  When pulling together the stimulus bill earlier this year, the administration and congressional Democrats tried to focus its spending measures on "shovel-ready" projects wherever possible--partly to defuse the flack they were taking from the right , and partly because the point of a stimulus bill is to start ...
  19 hours ago

• Victory At Bassett Deli: Sign Confusion Cleared Up

  
  Sheepshead Bites — Authority: 141
  Way back in October we told you about the bad sign situation in front of Bassett Deli and Caterers on Avenue X and East 14th Street. At the time, the “Stop Sign Ahead” caution blocked the “Alternate Side Parking” sign, causing many customers to become victims of the city’s agressive ticket policies. Police ...
  20 hours ago

• BREAKING: Turnpike lanes closed following fatal accident

  
  myBCTnow.com — Authority: 158
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• CityWatchLA - Neighborhoods Win Input Extension on Bike Plan

  
  SoapBoxLA — Authority: 501
  CityWatch , Dec 1, 2009 Vol 7 Issue 98 City Planning Department has extended comment period for LAs Draft Bike Plan. This is good for cyclists, great for neighborhoods! Three weeks after the deadline for public comment on LAs Draft Bike Plan ended, Jane Blumenfeld, City Plannings Acting Deputy Director, reversed ...
  1 day ago

• Rego Center Debut Delayed Until February by Anna Gustafson - YourNabe.com

  
  Lost in the Ozone... — Authority: 141
  Read original... Rego Center is slated to open in February after being in the works for years, but some Community Board 6 members are worried the mall that will house such anchor stores as Costco, T.J. Maxx and Kohl’s will create heavy traffic congestion in the area, CB 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio and CB 6 ...
  2 days ago

• City puts parking meters in dumb place

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 588
  From the Forum West : A group of Middle Village residents living on streets off Eliot Avenue are frustrated over the city’s recent decision to install parking meters in an area they previously relied on as a safe, reliable option for parking. According to residents of 75th Street, the city Department of ...
  4 days ago

• EV Batteries Could Be Used To Boost Nation’s Energy Grid

  
  Renewable Energy News Syndicator — Authority: 163
  Most of us have been in this situation before; you’re up late cranking away at some work project or homework assignment as thunder and lightning dance outside your window, shaking the whole house. Then the power goes out. All your work is gone, as is your time, and you’re left with frustration and darkness until ...
  4 days ago

• Thanksgiving could be Dangerous for Cyclists

  
  THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DR CASTRO — Authority: 424
  Click to enlarge image Cyclists like to celebrate anything on their bikes. What can I say, we just love to be on our bicycles everyday, including holidays, morning, day and nights. But there are certain days of the year that could be a bit more dangerous than others to go out to bike train on the roads of the cities ...
  6 days ago

• Chamber to discuss transportation

  
  Newstreamz San Marcos — Authority: 151
  The San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce (SMACC) is holding its next Eggs and Issues Breakfast next Thursday, Dec. 3. The topic will be the 2035 transportation plan being developed by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO).
  6 days ago

• DoT gives airlines $175,000 reminder ahead of Thanksgiving

  
  Gadling — Authority: 702
  Filed under: North America , United States , Airlines Three airlines just scored a first with the U.S. government: they were fined for leaving passengers in the lurch . Continental Airlines , ExpressJet (a Continental affiliate) and Mesaba (part of Delta ) racked up a total punishment of $175,000 when ...
  6 days ago

• Sadik-Khan strikes again

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 588
  From the Courier-Life : If it ain’t broke, the city’s Department of Transportation might just fix it. Local residents and elected officials are scratching their heads following the DOT’s recent traffic calming measures instituted along Gerritsen Avenue between Nostrand Avenue and Avenue W. In particular, ...
  1 week ago

• This has so much comic potential...

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 588
  From Pardon Me for Asking : Our district has been chosen as a test area for the citys new orange street repair stickers. On Monday, November 23rd, the new marking will be used to identify road conditions called in by residents through the 311 system. Supposedly, this will give residents a way of tracking the citys ...
  1 week ago

• No lane closures on Tennessee Highways during the Thanksgiving Holiday

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 440
  Rockslide Detours Remain in Place for I-40 in North Carolina & U.S. 64 near Chattanooga NASHVILLE - Thanksgiving travelers will enjoy a smooth drive through Tennessee during the busy travel holiday.  The Tennessee Department of Transportation is once again halting all lane closure activity on ...
  1 week ago

• A Tougher DOT Hits Airlines For Stranding Passengers

  
  WSJ.com: The Middle Seat Terminal — Authority: 118
  The DOT fines three airlines for leaving passengers stranded aboard a jet overnight.
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• DOT hands out $175,000 in fines for Rochester fiasco

  
  AIRLINE BIZ — Authority: 550
  The U.S. Department of Transportation has handed out $175,000 in fines for that Aug. 8 incident in which ExpressJet passengers were stuck on their airplane for nearly six hours after midnight. "These precedent-setting enforcement actions involve consent orders that reflect a settlement by the carriers of violations ...
  1 week ago

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