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8 Out of 9 Experts Support Federal Transit Aid
Via Planetizen: A panel assembled by The National Journal overwhelmingly favors the bill now in Congress that would provide $2B in operating assistance to transit agencies.
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Augmented Reality Comes to TriMet
Clearly an escape from the real world is required. Seriously, there are several new applications making use of TriMet’s open data, and a couple of them take an augmented reality approach. For example, you can point your camera phone at a bus stop and get an overlay of the next arrival time. Very cool, but…
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Feds to the Rescue on Transit Operations?
The “Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010” was introduced in the Senate yesterday. According to Transportation for America it will: …authorize $2 billion for transit agencies nationwide to help close funding gaps in operating costs. Transit agencies can use these funds to reduce fare increases and restore services that were cut after January 2009 or…
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Seattle to Ditch its Trolleybuses?
Via Planetizen: The Seattle Times is reporting that Seattle is considering replacing its electric trolleybuses with hybrid buses to save money, although this perspective is not universally supported. Human Transit has an analysis of factors that might cause cities to curtail or replace trolleybus systems.
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My Reactions to the TriMet GM Appointment
I’m getting quoted in snippets in the media, so I thought it would be useful to express my full thoughts on the appointment of Neil McFarlane as TriMet General Manager. First, my congratulations to Neil. I’ve had the chance to work with him on the board of Portland Streetcar, Inc. He is a talented administrator…