Cuts to Minnesota’s transportation bill won’t be as bad as previously thought. Boston’s bike share program could expand to Cambridge this fall. Almost half of NYC’s fare beaters are kids. Zipcar says it’s reduced car ownership and increased transit use in Charm City. And: Nissan will bring the Leaf to nine more states.
(Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation) Construction for the Minneapolis-St. Paul light rail project known as the Central Corridor has been underway for some time now (and AP reports the line is now 12% complete). But it wasn’t until yesterday that the federal government officially signed a funding commitment to pay for half the line’s almost $1…
NJ Governor Chris Christie says when it comes to voicing opinions about the ARC tunnel, NY Senator Charles Schumer should “mind his manners on the other side of the Hudson River.” Meanwhile, New Jersey’s third–and final–deadline to repay the federal government $271 in unused ARC tunnel money is January 25th. (NorthJersey.com) Amtrak passenger rail service…
(St. Paul, Minn. — Dan Olson, MPR) A powerful layer of Twin Cities government that many voters have never heard of has a new chair. On Wednesday Minn. Governor-elect Mark Dayton appointed Susan Haigh to replace Peter Bell as chair of the Metropolitan Council, the regional planning board that oversees transit in the Twin Cities….
(St Paul, Minn–Tim Pugmire, Dan Olson, MPR) Minnesota Governor-elect Mark Dayton filled a key transportation cabinet post Wednesday with his selection of Susan Haigh as Metropolitan Council chair. Metropolitan Council is the board that runs the Twin Cities transit system. Haigh is currently CEO of Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, where she said she plans…
(Minneapolis — Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio) Where’s the rest of the car? Buried under a nearby snowbank near this Interstate 35 and Washington Avenue intersection here in Minneapolis? Probably not. Our “processed” snow here has been bladed and pushed into rock-like snowbanks, winter time reefs that just like the maritime hazards can shear off otherwise…
Tucked into the tax cut bill is a provision that would allow thousands of transit riders to save hundreds of dollars a year on their commuting costs. And it could have a financial ripple effect. (Marketplace) Airline bag fees brought in $4.3 billion this year. (USA Today) NYC Transit considers taking entire subway lines out…
(St. Paul, Minnesota — Dan Olson, MPR News) Who says people out here in Flyoverland don’t dream big transportation dreams? Remember the contemporary kerfuffle over the bridge to nowhere? Well, here’s a circa 1871 vision for a bridge to somewhere — a rail line from St. Paul to the East Coast, with a bridge to London!…
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell wants to redirect $45 million in federal funds to stave off huge Port Authority service cuts, but says it’s a short-term fix. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) NJ Spotlight writes about “New Jersey’s troubled transportation outlook” and says that “a proposed subway to Secaucus and a depleted Transportation Trust Fund are only the beginning.”…
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