Hat tip to National Public Radio for this perfect lunchtime post: a study in Charlotte, N.C., found that one year after a new light rail line opened, train riders were on average six pounds lighter than those who drove in the same area, according to a new study in the [continue reading]
I posted a poll recently asking readers their opinion of whether the 30/10 Initiative would pass muster with Congress. Seemed like a reasonable enough question. The 30/10 plan proposes to build 12 transit projects funded by the Measure R sales tax increase in the next decade by securing federal loans [continue reading]
Some big transit funding news out of Denver on Friday: the RTD, the metro Denver area’s transit agency, approved of a public-private partnership to help build three rail lines, including a connection between Denver and the distant Denver International Airport. The deal works like this: the consortium of private firms [continue reading]
A measure that backers say would prevent future raids on transit funds by the State Legislature has qualified for the November ballot, according to the California Secretary of State. After the Legislature diverted more than $4 billion in transit funding to other uses as part of its annual budgets, the [continue reading]
The agency charged with building the Gold Line extension from Pasadena to Azusa awarded its first construction contract on Friday, moving the light rail project one step closer to being built. It’s important because the Foothill Extension will be the first rail project funded by the Measure R to begin [continue reading]
We asked readers last week if they believe that Congress and President Obama will one day approve of the 30/10 Initiative, the effort to accelerate the building of Measure R transit projects in Los Angeles County. I have to say I’m a little surprised by the answer so far, with [continue reading]
There was an intriguing discussion on Thursday in the Construction Committee of the Metro Board of Directors involving different tunneling methods that could be used on the Westside Subway Extension and other Metro projects that may require tunneling such as the Downtown Regional Connector, the Crenshaw Line and a 710 [continue reading]
Thursday is “Dump the Pump Day,” with motorists encouraged to take mass transit once a week as a way or join a carpool or vanpool to save some coin and do something nice for the air. Sounds good. Of course, it would also be good if there were more mass [continue reading]
Metro just released its list of schedule changes that are effective on Sunday, June 27. In some cases, buses will run a little less often. In other cases, routes have been modified. The idea, Metro officials say, is to make service more efficient. The moves are also intended to save [continue reading]
I just wanted to circle back to this morning’s transportation headlines, which included this tidbit: The U.S. Conference of Mayors voted unanimously on Monday to support the 30/10 Initiative. Attentive readers will recall that 30/10 was conceived by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and then later embraced by the Board of [continue reading]
