Year: 2009
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December 15, 2009
New Report: Minority-Owned Businesses Left Out of Transport Stimulus
Women and minorities are getting shortchanged in the chase for transportation stimulus contracts, according to a report released today by the Transportation Equity Network (TEN) and Good Jobs First.
December 15, 2009
The Footnote to All Those Complaints About Tax Cuts as Stimulus
Transportation reformers and status quo-lovers alike smacked their
foreheads in frustration when the White House's first stimulus plan
lowballed infrastructure to make
room for tax breaks that had little demonstrable effect on job creation
-- particularly the $70 billion adjustment of the alternative minimum
tax (AMT).
December 15, 2009
SF Transportation Authority Bicycle Tracker Available for Android
As we reported last month, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (TA) released an innovative new application for mobile devices that allows users to track their bicycle commuting patterns with a GPS-enabled iPhone or iPod and share those trips with the agency responsible for improving bicycle networks around the city.
December 15, 2009
On the Pitfalls and Benefits of National Transit Safety Standards
The second hearing in three days on the Obama administration's
proposal for national transit safety rules made headlines mostly for
its affect on the Washington D.C. area, where Sen. Barbara Mikulski's
(D-MD) blistering critique of the local Metro rail system prompted high-level management switches.
December 15, 2009
The Case Against the “Empty Bus” Argument
Jarrett Walker at Human Transit provides useful ammunition in the battle of reasonable people against knee-jerk transit-bashers.
December 15, 2009
Bus vs. Rail: Transit’s Quiet Culture Clash?
The question of running buses or building rail has preoccupied transit
planners in many an American town, with Maryland's Montgomery County
being the latest locality to choose between trains and bus rapid transit (BRT), which tends to be the less expensive option.
December 14, 2009