This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. USDOT awards $186 million to Illinois to expand high-speed rail in the Midwest Thanks to another grant from the federal government, higher-speed rail [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. Track work curtails some Metrolink, Amtrak trains this weekend (L.A. Times) First, a quick heads-up: Some Amtrak and Metrolink trains will be [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. How federal funding fails to match demand for transit in the U.S. (DC Streetsblog) Streetsblog’s Washington bureau points us to a handy [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. State Legislative Analyst says bullet train funding plan doesn’t comply with law (L.A. Times) The report from the state opines that the [continue reading]
photo by Andrew Ellis Miller, via submission Nice sunset shot of a southbound Amtrak train in Carpinteria taken with an iPhone 4s. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. [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. Taking first-class coddling above-and-beyond (New York Times) If you need another reason to hate flying — and I don’t — read this. [continue reading]
1. DODGER STADIUM: I thought the most interesting news article I read this past week was by Jon Regardie in the Downtown News on why he thinks that AEG — owner of Staples Center and L.A. Live — should buy the Dodgers and move them into a downtown stadium that [continue reading]
photo by Michael Villarmia, via Flickr creative commons Nice night-time shot of platform 7 at Los Angeles Union Station. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to sourcemetro@gmail.com or Tweet it to @metrolosangeles with an #artoftransit hashtag. Many of the [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. Ridership on the upswing but Amtrak still can’t cut its losses. So what’s the problem? (Wall Street Journal) Amtrak announced last week that it carried a record [continue reading]
This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood awards $196 million to reduce train travel time by 30 minutes between Detroit and Chicago (USDOT) According to Amtrak.com [continue reading]
