News: Detroit to Ditch LRT, Nashville Bus Option, Northeast HSR, TIGER III Grants, State DOT Accountability, LA Fare Hike Audit
December 14, 2011
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Detroit: Region to Ditch LRT for BRT Detroit News A recent audit by the Federal Transit Administration found that Metro failed to adequately research the effects of certain key fare hikes and service cuts on customers. They also criticized Metro for failing to reach out to non-English-speakers and for cutting corners on environmental assessments... Read On |
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Nashville: Study Says Rapid Buses Best Option Tennessean Nashville should get started quickly on a $136 million plan for a bus rapid transit system running from East Nashville to White Bridge Road, a group of mass transit leaders agreed today... Read On |
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National: Will Mica's HSR Plan Fly? CNN How fast can high-speed trains come to the Northeast corridor? Not fast enough for Republican Rep. John Mica of Florida. The chairman of the House Transportation Committee recently came out with a proposal to create a high-speed rail line.. Read On |
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National: TIGER III Project List Transportation Issues Daily A number of TIGER III grant announcements are leaking out in advance of the official USDOT announcement. USDOT is required by law to notify Senate and House Appropriations Committee Members three days prior to a USDOT announcement... Read On |
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Blogosphere: No Accountability for State DOTs DC Streetsblog Complete a project on-time and on-budget. Or blow deadlines, run into setback after costly setback, only to return to the funding source with outstretched hands... Read On |
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National: House to Hold Hearing on CA HSR The Hill House Republicans will follow up on a confrontation with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood over President Obama's high-speed rail initiatives with a hearing Thursday to look at what it calls the "skyrocketing costs" of the biggest railway in the proposal... Read On |
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Los Angeles: Federal Audit of LA Fare Hikes Southern California Public Radio A recent audit by the Federal Transit Administration found that Metro failed to adequately research the effects of certain key fare hikes and service cuts on customers. They also criticized Metro for failing to reach out to non-English-speakers and for cutting corners on environmental assessments... Read On |
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Charlotte: Commuter Rail Funding Discussed Charlotte Observer Before nearly 150 Charlotte area government leaders, a regional rail task force Tuesday unveiled details of a $452 million plan to provide dual commuter and freight service from southern Iredell County to Charlotte by 2018... Read On |
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Twin Cities: Ford Plant Sits on 122 Prime Acres Minneapolis Star Tribune The future of St. Paul's Ford plant lies largely in the soil beneath it. After 86 years of pumping out vehicles -- most recently the Ford Ranger truck -- the sprawling Twin Cities Assembly Plant will close by year's end, prompting the inevitable question from anxious neighbors, public servants and business folks alike... Read On |
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Oregon: Oregon Iron Works MAX Finalist Oregonian Oregon Iron Works Inc. is a finalist to become a subcontractor helping manufacture MAX trains for TriMet's Portland-Milwaukie light-rail project, the company confirmed Tuesday... Read On |
