The American Dream Coalition's e-newsletter American Dream Communicator has a number of useful links to transportation and mobility stories in the news recently. (Note also their annual conference will be June 10-12 in Orlando, Florida so save the date!)
Mobility & Transportation
Will Looming Debt Penetrate Federal Transportation Debate? – The New Republic
State speed limit could go to 80 mph – GreenvilleOnline.com, South Carolina
Poll finds residents prefer road widening to adding light rail – OregonLive, Portland
Personal Rapid Transit: Future Or Elevated Fantasy? – So. Calif. Public Radio
Mass Transit’s Reversal of Fortune – InTransition Magazine
Low ridership tarnishes Gold Line extension's luster – Los Angeles Times
So Far, Low Ridership On Seattle's Light Rail System – SoundPolitics Blog
SEPTA strike aftermath: Ridership has yet to recover – Examiner.com, Philadelphia
And, as always, obstacles in the transit path – Star-Tribune, Minnesota
Little Tokyo wary of proposed light-rail connector line – Los Angeles Times
Desire for streetcars gets a look in Long Beach – Press-Telegram, California
Is high Tri-Rail subsidy worth the cost? – CBS-12, West Palm Beach
Metro’s budget woes could mean route changes – Press-Banner, California
$18.8 million budgeted for light-rail amenities – Star-Tribune, Minnesota
Man fatally shot near NorCal light-rail station – San Jose Mercury News
Bus kills pedestrian crossing street – Tampa Online, Florida
Man dies in collision with MAX train in Gresham – KATU.com, Portland
Nighttime paid parking on Broadway? Increased fines? Just the start – CHS Blog, Seattle
College Station Red Light Cameras to Come Down – The Newspaper, Texas