Category: Travel and Infrastructure
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Los Angeles Releases a New Data-Driven Plan to Promote Sustainable Transportation
LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2021 — Los Angeles City Planning (City Planning) and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) unveiled proposed changes to the City’s existing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program. The draft proposal will help reduce car dependence to meet carbon pollution reduction strategies set out in LA’s Green New Deal. The update aims to reduce the number of…
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Road Guy Rob talks Rail and Transit-Oriented Housing! (video)
Road Guy Rob talks about transportation and infrastructure in an exciting way and the quality and the production value that he puts into every video makes the viewer want to see more. Road Guy Rob: If we let more people live ¼-mile from the train, everyone saves money. America is not affordable because…
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Valley Metro Welcomes First Streetcar Vehicle
Tempe Streetcar is a future streetcar extension of Phoenix‘s Valley Metro Rail light rail system. Construction began in 2017 with a projected opening for service in 2021. When completed, it will link various parts of the city’s downtown, as well as the Tempe campus of Arizona State University. Valley Metro South Central Extension/Downtown Hub receives $530 million federal grant Heartbreaking Tragedy at a…
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MAJOR STEP FORWARD ON HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT
With Environmental Review Complete, Construction of New Northeast Corridor Tunnel is Closer Than Ever Before NEWARK – The Gateway Development Commission hailed the long-awaited release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) on the Hudson Tunnel Project. Completion of the FEIS and issuance of a ROD by the Federal Railroad…
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AMTRAK SEEKS TO BRING MORE RAIL SERVICE TO MORE COMMUNITIES
Creating billions of dollars of economic growth in communities across the country and thousands of good paying jobs WASHINGTON – Amtrak is initiating the work to deliver by 2035 more frequent, reliable and sustainable intercity passenger rail service to over 160 more communities and 20 million more passengers annually, as outlined in the Amtrak Corridor Vision…
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Heartbreaking Tragedy at a VTA Facility!
My thoughts… It is known to a few that model railroading is a hobby that I have been involved in since I was in my single digits. Railfanning is the other. hobby My experience through those years to the present have shown me that it is more than just building models building and adding scenery…
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AMTRAK AT 50: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden joined Amtrak executives for a ceremony to pay homage to the past and share Amtrak’s bold vision for the future. Streamed live today from Gray 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, the ceremony highlighted the remarkable contributions of Amtrak employees past and present as well as ambitious plans to expand…
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AMTRAK RESTORES 12 LONG DISTANCE ROUTES TO DAILY SERVICE
Slated to debut this summer, new schedules offer the most departures since June 2020 WASHINGTON – As part of its COVID-19 recovery efforts, Amtrak announces full restoration of daily service for 12 long distance routes following pandemic-related schedule reductions in 2020. Providing customers significantly more departures for the upcoming summer travel season, the new…
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Valley Metro South Central Extension/Downtown Hub receives $530 million federal grant
Phoenix, Arizona On Jan. 6, 2021, the Federal Transit Administration announced a $529.8 million federal grant agreement for the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub project. These funds constitute nearly 40 percent of the total project cost and signify the federal government’s support of the extension. In addition to 5.5 miles of new track, this project…
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Virtual Unveiling: Pearl Harbor Presents a View from Above
Gift from U-Haul CEO Joe Shoen and family provides new elevator, completes restoration of Ford Island Control Tower Virtual Unveiling: Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum and U-Haul® International are pleased to offer the virtual unveiling of the Ford Island Control Tower renovations and the breathtaking panorama of America’s first WWII aviation battlefield that will soon be available…