Holy rails! Teens choose not to drive, high-speed trains & other chatter
High-speed rail in the United States?
The week’s chatter:
- Teen drivers? declining numbers particularly when given options
- U.S. Mobility declines, NYTimes asks why (community building increases?)
- In defence of cul-de-sacs, with a redesign
- Still, Suburbs have transit challenges
- MI Senate ixnays texting-while-driving but limit it to a secondary offense=dumb
- Record Eagle compare’s it to seat-belt law
- No, gas tax hasn’t risen & isn’t high
- New Jersey gets tough at crosswalks
- I want a transportation manifesto!
- I also wanted a bus-pass-dang. BATA Survey winners announced
- China re-learning: 車不如自行! (The car is no match for the bike!–chē bùrú zìxíng)
- Philly BLOG discusses boost to business for bikability & gardens
- And look! This Sunday in Traverse City, Community Garden guru to speak
- Parking garages continue to rise (annualized cost–$2,300 per space)
But really, it’s the week of public transportation.
- Hey US Senators!!! Public Transport = Jobs (send a message)
- The Big-O understands that equation as ‘game changer’announced & VP Biden’s smile gets even bigger
Grants announced for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act High-Speed and Inter-city Passenger Rail (PDF) stimulus and the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood calls it “an absolute game-changer for American transportation. We will make passenger rail more efficient, providing better service in travel markets across the country.“
Image courtesy of DOT, via The Infrastructurist
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