Significant Transit & Rail Stories, May 14, 2014
BART Safety Rules Could Impact Service in Future http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11449060/bart-safety-rules-could-impact-service-in-future?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140503002
Why Bus Rapid Transit Has Stalled In Bay Area http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Why-bus-rapid-transit-has-stalled-in-Bay-Area-5461409.php
Estimated Cost of Key Bullet Train Segment Rises $1 Billion http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-bullet-train-costs-20140508-story.html
Long Rails Arrive In Novato As SMART Work Continues
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_25718348/long-rails-arrive-novato-work-continues-smart-train
Hudson River Tunnels Have Up To 30 Years Life Left, Says Amtrak
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/05/hudson-river-rail-tunnels-have-up-to-20-years-left-amtrak-says.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140507&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
Los Angeles Union Station Celebrates 75 Years
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/05/los-angeles-union-station-celebrates-75-years.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140507&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
Feds Give Sacramento Streetcar A Green Light
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11445314/feds-give-sacramento-streetcar-the-green-light?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140501002
We’ll Believe It When We See It Dept: Optimistic Report On New Bay Bridge Maintenance
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Optimistic-report-on-new-Bay-Bridge-s-maintenance-5458147.php
Dollars, Dollars, Dollars Dept: US Congress Faces Highway [and Transit] Funding Battle; Deadlock Looms
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/07/us-usa-congress-transportation-idUSBREA4604J20140507
San Francisco Leaders $1.5 Billion Push For Muni Funding
http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/S-F-leaders-begin-1-5-billion-push-for-transit-5455226.php
Don’t Mess With This Guy Dept: Undercover Cops At New Jersey Transit
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/05/now_retired_newark_penn_station_undercover_officers_cover_can_be_blown.html
10,000 Pack Orlando SunRail On Opening Day, Causing Big Delays
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11436273/fl-10000-pack-sunrail-on-opening-day-causes-delays?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140426002
Heads Roll On Long Island Dept: LIRR President Fired
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11433649/helena-williams-fired-as-lirr-president?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140425003
SF Muni T-Third Street Line “Sardine City” On Giants’ Game Days
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11433646/muni-t-third-line-jam-packed-on-giants-game-days?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140425003
Tut, Tut How So British Dept: Amtrak Launches Pilot Program Allowing Cats And Dogs
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/04/amtrak-launches-pilot-allowing-cats-and-dogs-on-trains.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140430&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
Muni Better Late Than Never Dept: SF Muni Installs Between Car Barriers On LRVs
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/04/san-francisco-muni-installs-between-car-barriers.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140430&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
Well, Only $108 Million Dept: Morgantown To Modernize Its PRT System [Well, this could buy a 4-5 mile modern streetcar system so they’re not stuck with one-of-a-kind proprietary PRT gadgets and doodads, but we digress…] http://blogs.post-gazette.com/news/the-roundabout/41337-wvu-to-modernize-unique-personal-rapid-transit-system
Well, BRT IS Popular With Academics & Bureaucrats Dept: Protesters Decry San Bernadino LNG-Powered BRT
http://blog.pe.com/news/2014/04/29/san-bernardino-protestors-disrupt-bus-line-kickoff/
Doh! Homer! Dept: You May Be Addicted To Your Car http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/04/you-may-be-addicted-your-car/8998/
Disability Activists Rally For Accessibility Changes To Future BART Cars http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/disability-advocates-rally-for-accessibility-changes-in-future-bart-cars/Content?oid=2784714