At approximately 4 a.m., a tree fell on the overhead power lines of the Gold Line at the Arroyo Verde road crossing just north of the Highland Park Station, blocking both tracks and damaging overhead catenary wires. Repair crews are on the scene and expected to clear the southbound track [continue reading]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Thursday concluded their investigation of the deadly 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash. The L.A. Times reports that federal investigators determined that the crash was caused by the “egregious” text messaging of the engineer, Robert Sanchez. This conclusion has the potential to shift liability and [continue reading]
What better way to spend a gloomy morning than contemplating federal transportation bills? The Hill takes a look at the progress — or lack thereof — of the next massive federal transportation bill. The last such bill, providing $286 billion in funding, was signed into law by President Bush in [continue reading]
The Daily Beast did some research and came up with a list of the 75 worst highways for commuting in America. It should come as no surprise that an L.A. freeway landed in the number one spot. The Hollywood Freeway wins the shameful award with a whopping 686 hours of [continue reading]
It’s hard not to be a grumpy bear when it rains like this, so naturally I started my morning with a story from the San Diego Union-Tribune about the roll-out there of plastic, reusable fare cards that are tapped against machines that read them. Riders don’t seem to like them [continue reading]
Metro has long used clever advertising campaigns to communicate certain “rules of the rail” to customers. Now Metro St. Louis is trying something similar. According to a post on the agency’s blog (disclosure: they were blogging before us) St. Louis buses and trains now have bold signage telling riders a [continue reading]
Did you know that Spain already has more than 1,200 miles of high-speed rail? And that by 2020 it wants to have more than 6,200 miles of high-speed rail — so that every resident lives within 30 miles of a high-speed rail station? PBS takes a look at a high-speed [continue reading]
NPR has an interview with AP Reporter Matt Apuzzo who conducted an analysis of the federal government’s investment in road infrastructure projects and its affect on unemployment numbers. The conclusion? Despite the massive investment, it hasn’t made a difference in the overall unemployment rate — or the construction unemployment rate [continue reading]
A study by DePaul University found that people are so in love with their wi-fi that they can be lured into taking the bus if they know that means they can surf the internet during said bus trip, so says the Chicago Sun Times. In case you missed the recent [continue reading]
The New York Times has a story that will delight auto-based gadget fiends and strike fear in the hearts of pedestrians everywhere. Car companies and technology giants are in the process of creating the ultimate Web 2.0 mash-up: internet on the dashboard. These “infotainment systems” will allow drivers to search [continue reading]
