AltWeeklies Wire
Tunnels Under Atlanta Would Produce a Lot of Hot Airnew
State officials consider a proposal to ease metro Atlanta's traffic woes with tunnel network.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Joe Winter |
09-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Inside Portland's 'Transportation Mafia'new
Depending on your point of view, Earl Blumenauer has either masterfully maneuvered the levers of Washington to achieve longstanding goals, or brazenly used tens of thousands of dollars he's raised from those who stand to benefit from the streetcar expansion to make federal funding possible.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
09-19-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
The Scooter Schismnew
For true scooter cred, you need a Vespa -- an old Vespa.
The Other Paper |
Richard Ades |
09-14-2007 |
Transportation
A STAC of Transit Ideas in North Carolina's Trianglenew
A commuter rail line, plus electrified streetcar lines, plus rail line spurs would equal almost 240 miles of commuter rail (plus 56 miles of streetcars) at a rough cost of $6.1 billion to $8.2 billion.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
09-13-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Silicon Valley Still Waiting for BART Extensionnew
All those years, all that money, but the fabled transit extension is still just a gleam in politicians' eyes.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Erin Sherbert |
09-13-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
SEPTA Produces a Train Wreck in Phillynew
Rising costs, contractor disputes and minority-inclusion questions hound El project.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Phillip Tanfield |
09-11-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Sharing the Roadnew
Memphis activists push for "complete streets" that are friendly to pedestrians, bicycles and the environment.
The Memphis Flyer |
Mary Cashiola |
08-31-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Under the Radarnew
Air travel is back to pre-9/11 levels, but air-traffic controllers say their salaries and numbers are crashing.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jonah Owen Lamb |
08-30-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Tarred & Weatherednew
Inaction on 281-N put SA on freeway to double taxation.
San Antonio Current |
Greg Harman |
08-29-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Hybrid Manufacturers Target the Mainstreamnew
When a conservative company like General Motors puts a genuine hybrid-powered sedan on the market, you know these alternate-power vehicles have arrived.
The Georgia Straight |
Ted Laturnus |
08-24-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation, hybrids
Tipping Point for Hybrids?new
Citizens are finally demanding electricity-powered cars -- many years after David Suzuki bought Canada's first hybrid.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
08-24-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation, hybrids
NYC Continues on Path of Congestion Pricingnew
Westchester Democrat Richard Brodsky talks about leading the charge in the State Legislature to beat back what he calls a regressive tax on poor and middle-class New Yorkers.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
08-23-2007 |
Transportation
Is a Commuter Rail System in Milwaukee's Future?new
Regional plan envisions bus and light rail combination.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-20-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Parking in the Park: The Grant Park Chapternew
A deck is trampled before it's proposed.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ken Edelstein and Thomas Wheatley |
08-09-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Vermont Has Passenger Rail -- Reallynew
Is Vermont on a slow train to real public transport?
Seven Days |
Kirk Kardashian |
08-03-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
