Read more transit stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/881/transit.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51062/obama-gets-rail-rolling-with-8b-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's railways are about to get a huge handout: At today's signing of the stimulus package, $8 billion will be allocated to high-speed rail. Though the money will be divvied up according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's master plan, the expansion is truly President Obama's pet project, reports Politico. "The...http://www.newser.com/story/51062/obama-gets-rail-rolling-with-8b-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 11:31:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37949/is-metrolink-up-to-the-job-train-crash-raises-doubts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe country's deadliest train crash in decades has focused attention on mass transit carrier Metrolink, which operates on a shoestring budget and has many wondering whether it's up to the job, the Los Angeles Times reports. Five Southern California counties chip in to run the system, set up with relatively...http://www.newser.com/story/37949/is-metrolink-up-to-the-job-train-crash-raises-doubts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Sep 2008 14:05:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35829/states-consider-leasing-roads-as-upkeep-takes-toll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Pennsylvania legislators set to vote next month on a $12.8 billion deal that would put the 537-mile Pennsylvania Turnpike under private operation, such public-private partnerships are accelerating across the US, the Wall Street Journal reports. Often bankrolled by infrastructure funds—which have $160 billion under management—the projects...http://www.newser.com/story/35829/states-consider-leasing-roads-as-upkeep-takes-toll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 14:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34870/desire-named-streetcar-grips-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost American cities dismantled their streetcar lines over 50 years ago but a major comeback is gathering speed, the New York Times reports. Cincinnati, Houston, Denver, Salt Lake City and Charlotte have streetcar systems in the works to revive sagging downtown areas. A dozen cities already have streetcars and at...http://www.newser.com/story/34870/desire-named-streetcar-grips-cities.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 Aug 2008 3:56:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34002/washington-wants-you-to-guzzle-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs gas prices rise, Americans are driving less—and fewer dollars are flowing into the gas-tax-fueled Federal Highway Trust Fund. President Bush’s illogical response? To take money out of public transportation and put it in the highway fund—the latest bizarre example of officials intent on promoting and subsidizing the...http://www.newser.com/story/34002/washington-wants-you-to-guzzle-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Aug 2008 15:28:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27074/high-gas-prices-fuel-transit-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe soaring price of gas is driving people across America out of their cars and onto mass transit, the New York Times reports. Buses and trains are up 5% or more in cities like Boston and New York, where mass transit is already a popular alternative, but the biggest leap...http://www.newser.com/story/27074/high-gas-prices-fuel-transit-boom.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 May 2008 6:10:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24912/4-gas-driving-san-franciscans-from-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Bay Area is used to being on the cutting edge, but becoming the first to pay $4 for a gallon of gas is a milestone San Francisco could do without, the Chronicle reports. Prices are expected to nudge past the mark next week—but many Bay Area residents have...http://www.newser.com/story/24912/4-gas-driving-san-franciscans-from-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Apr 2008 7:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17984/bullet-train-to-take-on-the-plane-in-spain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn ambitious plan to make Spain the leader in high-speed train travel could provide a model for the rest of Europe, offering a greener, more relaxing alternative to short-haul flights. A major link between Madrid and Barcelona is slated to open this month with trains described in the Guardian as...http://www.newser.com/story/17984/bullet-train-to-take-on-the-plane-in-spain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 02 Feb 2008 11:34:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6992/nyc-cabbies-begin-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 2-day strike by New York taxi drivers protesting an order to install new technology began today, with the union claiming up to 95% participation by the city's estimated 20,000 cabbies, to the mayor's prestrike estimate of 30%. The city instituted an emergency fare structure to encourage cab sharing...http://www.newser.com/story/6992/nyc-cabbies-begin-strike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Sep 2007 13:40:00 CDT