[PRCo] Fw: Transit News 11 7 2007

[Jim Holland]

"Jack May"  wrote in message 
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 > US stories from search for "transit" on Google news
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 > WA regional voters nix roads & transit taxes
 > http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_eln_roads__transit.html
 >
 > Proposition 1, supported by most of the state and regional political
 > establishment, was defeated 56 percent to 44 percent with about half 
of the
 > total vote counted Wednesday. Road and transit projects would have been
 > financed through higher sales and car-tab taxes in King, Snohomish and
 > Pierce counties.
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 > Early results: S.F. voters want to help improve transit system
 > 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/07/BANQT863A.DTL
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 > San Franciscans may gripe about a lack of parking and the unreliable
 > municipal public transit system, but early results from Tuesday's 
election
 > suggest that voters still support the city's long-standing policy of
 > promoting alternatives to driving.
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 > (Chicago) Leaders cite progress on transit, casinos
 > http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/638480,CST-NWS-leg07.article
 >
 > SPRINGFIELD -- State officials say they're off to a good start as 
they take
 > advantage of the latest reprieve from a mass transit crisis.
 > Gov. Blagojevich met with legislative leaders for nearly three hours to
 > discuss transit funding and a statewide construction program
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 > (Charlotte) UCity plans hinge on mass transit vote
 > http://www.charlotte.com/279/story/352785.html
 >
 > University City leaders, residents and business executives talked 
about the
 > proposed $750 million Northeast Corridor rail line as if it were a 
certainty
 > Thursday.
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 > (Boston)Transit Travel Speeds Stuck in Reverse
 > http://www.bostonnow.com/blogs/drt/2007/11/07/
 >
 > travel times by Red Line between those stations actually have 
increased by
 > more than 37% from the times announced in 1912, from eight minutes to
 > eleven.
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 > Transit sales tax vote advances
 > 
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/5936A1666809C14E8625738C00182FC8? 

 >
 > CLAYTON - The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday tentatively approved
 > placing on the Feb. 5 ballot a proposal to increase by a half-cent the
 > transit sales tax in the county. A final vote is set for next week.
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 > New Transit Project Near Los Angeles International Airport
 > http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6498524.html
 >
 > The study will evaluate the feasibility of implementing a high-capacity
 > transit system within a 10.5-mile corridor from Wilshire Boulevard 
south to
 > El Segundo Boulevard, near the Los Angeles Airport. The analysis will
 > determine the type of transit improvements needed in the corridor, which
 > includes portions of the city of Los Angeles, Inglewood, Hawthorne, EL
 > Segundo, and other neighboring areas within Los Angeles County.
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 > (NYC) Unrest Over Fare Hike Like an Oncoming Train
 > 
http://www.brooklyndowntownstar.com/StoryDisplay.asp?PID=4&NewsStoryID=6831
 >
 > The Board of Directors for the city's mass transit agency will be 
meeting in
 > December to decide on fare-related proposals. Currently, a $6 billion
 > deficit in operations and capital expenditures is expected over the next
 > four years.
 > But any decision to raise fares would likely prove extremely unpopular,
 > judging from the hearing, which took place at The Marriott at Brooklyn
 > Bridge.
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 > (MIT) Collapsible Electric Cars May Ease Public Transit Woes
 > http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2007/11/the-city-car-re.html
 >
 > Rather than slogging through a brutal summer day to a train stop or 
waiting
 > in sub-zero temperatures to catch a bus, MIT's Media Lab envisions this
 > electric-powered, compact two-seater as a city-dweller's best friend.
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