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