Half Of LA Rail Stations Don’t Have Ticket Scanners: Press Insinuates Passenger Hanky-Panky, Quotes Academics Ignorant Of Technical Issues
http://graphics.latimes.com/los-angeles-metro-riders/

From The Dark Side: East Bay Legislator Wants Criminal Probe Into Bay Bridge
http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_26229844/east-bay-lawmaker-wants-criminal-probe-into-new

Critics Decry Long Implementation Times For Positive Train Control
http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/System-can-prevent-train-accidents-rail-industry-5650550.php

San Antonio Streetcar Opponents Claim Anti-Streetcar Vote Signatures Valid
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11597417/streetcar-opponents-say-their-signatures-are-valid

Tucson Sun Link Streetcar Opens
http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/072314_streetcar_launch_events/sun-link-opening-local-businesses-all-aboard-with-streetcar-events/

Denver’s Union Station Reopens On Saturday, July 26, 2014
http://kwgn.com/2014/07/25/revitalized-union-station-grand-opening-on-saturday/

High Speed Rail Route Via Pacheco Pass EIR Upheld By Court
http://www.mercurynews.com/california-high-speed-rail/ci_26211208/high-speed-rail-pacheco-pass-route-upheld-by?source=rss

Years Ago We Told You So Dept:  LA MTA Approves Study To Convert Metro Orange Line BRT to LRT
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140724/mta-approves-study-to-convert-metro-orange-line-to-light-rail

Newfangled LED Signs Show Where To Get Seats On Dutch Trains
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033147/terminal-velocity/these-ingenious-signs-ensure-you-always-get-a-seat-on-the-train#2

Southern California: Funding Brouhaha Forces Cancellation Of Four San Bernadino Line Metrolink Trains
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11585628/funding-feud-means-end-of-the-line-for-four-metrolink-trains?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140716002

Raising Gas Tax Won’t Solve The Problem
http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/7/24/some-perspective-on-the-gas-tax.html#.U9IRGIBdUqa

San Francisco Muni Signs Contract For 260 New LRT Cars
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/1-2-billion-contract-OKd-for-new-Muni-Metro-5623934.php

Environmental Concerns Over Oil Trains May Impact California Gasoline Prices
http://www.sbsun.com/article/20140722/NEWS/140729827

Hey Didn’t They Cut Corners Dept: Cost Of Chinese HSR 1/3 Less Than Other Countries
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/07/beijin.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140716&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter

SMART Board Rejects Many Marin Grand July Findings, But Will Still Reflect On Its Performance
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11577649/smart-board-rejects-many-marin-grand-jury-findings-but-says-it-needs-to-reflect?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140711003

From That Village On The Potomac Dept: Washington Metro’s Silver Line To Open
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/the-silver-line-is-coming-soon-but-virginia-almost-missed-its-connection/2014/07/23/1b42b6ea-127c-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html?tid=hpModule_13097a0c-868e-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394

Fresno Board of Supervisors Mull HSR Opposition
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11575909/fresno-county-supervisors-make-no-decision-on-opposing-hsr?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140710002

Rehashed Propaganda From 2008 Dept: Press Claims More Investor Interest In California HSR
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_26176085/california-bullet-train-interest-from-private-investors-revives

Ten Views On California High Speed Rail
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/california-high-speed-rail-what-readers-want/374776/

Well, At Least It’s Near Rail Lines Dept: New 49ers Stadium Develops Elaborate Parking Plans
http://www.mercurynews.com/southbayfootball/ci_26147522/49ers-custom-levis-stadium-traffic-and-parking-plans

BART Uber Alles? Dept/Opinion: Regional Transit Needs To Be Faster
http://www.thetransportpolitic.com/2014/07/21/the-value-of-fast-transit/

Remembering Edson L. Tennyson, Icon Of Rail Public Transport Advocacy And Development
http://lightrailnow.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/remembering-edson-l-tennyson-icon-of-rail-public-transport-advocacy-and-development/

From The Dark Side/ I Don’t Have To Write It Dept: Puncturing Randal O’Toole’s Autocentric Robocar Fantasy
http://lightrailnow.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/puncturing-randal-otooles-autocentric-robocar-fantasy/

Obama Encouraging More Private Dollars In Transportation Infrastructure Projects
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/us/obama-seeks-infrastructure-repair-money.html?_r=2

Real Problem Is Sparse Service Dept: Map of Amtrak Ridership By Metro Area
http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2014/07/amtrak

From The Dark Side, Lame Headline Writing Dept: Politics Puts Kabosh On Proposal To Put Tolls On Interstates
http://www.npr.org/2014/07/17/332205112/proposal-to-allow-state-tolls-on-interstates-hits-roadblocks

Some More Examples Of What They Oppose, Please, Dept: Germany Also Having Big Problems Building Infrastructure
http://www.urbanophile.com/2014/07/17/germany-also-having-big-problems-building-infrastructure/

From The Dark Side/Years Ago We Told You So Dept: Flagship Texas Toll Road Faces Financial Problems
http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=27354#.U8h4xo1dUqa

When Auto-Centric Cities Embrace Light Rail
http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/light-rail-city-traffic-congestion-la-salt-lake-city-phoenix

Washington, DC: Expanding Metro Trains From Six To Eight Cars Like Adding Two Lanes To I-66 Freeway
http://planitmetro.com/2014/07/14/eight-car-trains-on-metro-is-equivalent-to-widening-i-66-in-arlington-by-two-lanes/

Twin Cities, MN: Speeding Up The LRT Green Line
http://streets.mn/2014/07/14/speeding-up-the-green-line/

Remembering Los Angeles LRT Blue Line Debut In 1990
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/07/when-las-blue-line-was-new/374421/

Well, You Can Do Almost Anything On A Train, Or Track, Dept: Tweaked Pallets Imitate Rail Speeders
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3032907/glide-on-tram-tracks-with-wooden-pallet-skateboard

Caltrain Lurches Towards Level Boarding
http://caltrain-hsr.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-path-to-level-boarding.html

Dallas To Open DFW Airport LRT Line On August 18th
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/07/dallas-makes-final-prep-for-opening-rail-line-to-airport.aspx