Significant Rail News, July 10, 2014

Last Updated: September 10, 2014By

“Y Tu?” BART/ LA Metro? Dept:  Overnight Philly Subway Service Successful, Attracting 50%+ More Riders Than Predicted
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/20140709_City_s_night_owls_drawn_to_24-hour_SEPTA_subway_service.html

A “Villager” (Denizen of Washington DC) Comes To California Dept: The California HSR Debate – Kicking Things Off
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/07/the-california-high-speed-rail-debate-kicking-things-off/374135/

Street/Highway “Level Of Service” Toppled As Main Transportation Goal In California
http://www.humantransit.org/2014/07/california-topples-a-tyrant.html

Told You So, BRT Apologists Dept: It Is Now Legal To Build LRT In San Fernando Valley
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/07/its_now_legal_to_build_light_rail_in_the_san_fernando_valley.php

“Rails To Trails” Advocates Try to Tear Out Tracks To Lake Placid, NY
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11567582/state-to-reopen-plan-for-corridor?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140704003

From The Dark Side Dept: House Proposes $10.5 Billion, 8 Month Transportation Bill
http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/211625-house-proposes-105b-eight-month-highway-stopgap

Dallas To Open Rail Line To Airport August 18th
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/07/dallas-makes-final-prep-for-opening-rail-line-to-airport.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140709&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter
and
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/20140325-dart-will-roll-into-dfw-airport-this-summer.ece

High Speed Rail Doesn’t Work Everywhere: “Difficult Transit”
http://pedestrianobservations.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/difficult-transit/

Do It Yourself Transit Planning! Dept: Pushkarev-Zupan Rail Transit Success Factors Updated After 35 Years
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170972.aspx

BART Can Be Hot Ride In ‘C’ Cars
http://www.mercurynews.com/mr-roadshow/ci_26108862/roadshow-bart-can-be-one-hot-ride

Transportation Sales Tax On November 2014 Alameda County Ballot
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-transportation-sales-tax-back-for-5607859.php

Opinion: BART Helps S.F. Function, Time To Share Some Funding
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/BART-helps-S-F-function-time-to-share-some-5605290.php

Transit-Oriented Development Comes To Future Milpitas BART Station
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_26102915/new-apartment-project-approved-near-future-milpitas-bart

Nah, He’s Not a Hypocrite/Hey He Left The Dark Side/He Who Has The Gold Rules Dept:
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11553184/scott-adviser-against-high-speed-rail-lobbies-for-new-employers-plan

Road Dispute in Milpitas Holds Up BART Extension To San Jose
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11553169/milpitas-ruling-threatens-bart-expansion-to-sillicon-valley?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140701002

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Spills Over, Causing Major Damage to Jerusalem LRT System
http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11553173/riots-damage-jerusalem-light-rail?utm_source=MASS+NewsViews+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MASS140701002

Sonoma County Grand Jury Faults SMART Management
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140705/articles/140709791

From The Dark Side Dept: California Lawmakers, Industry Groups Oppose Adding Gasoline To “Cap and Trade”
http://www.dailybulletin.com/article/20140702/NEWS/140709862

From The History of Southern California Dept: Pacific Electric Rail System Connected Inland Empire With Coast
http://www.dailybulletin.com/general-news/20140707/pacific-electric-rail-system-connected-inland-empire-with-coast

Hey You Can’t Do That In An Auto Dept: New York Transit Cops Tell Subway Acrobats To Sit Down
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-city-police-subway-acrobats-sit-article-1.1850602

Well Some People STILL Don’t Like Opera Dept: Agreement Sets Measure To Keep Disney Hall Free Of Subway Noise
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-subway-noise-walt-disney-concert-hall-metro-music-center-20140701-story.html

New York City: Grand Central Foyer Dedicated To Jackie Kennedy Onassis
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2014/07/n-y-grand-central-terminal-foyer-dedicated-to-kennedy-onassis.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140702&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter

Link To Video Overview of Proposed Texas High Speed Rail
http://www.metro-magazine.com/video/story/2014/06/texas-high-speed-rail-brown-bag-lunch-series-jan-2014.aspx?utm_campaign=Rail-Transit-NEW-20140702&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter

Detroit, Michigan: Construction On Woodward Avenue ‘M-1” LRT Project To Begin In August
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140627/METRO05/306270078/0/METRO/Construction-begin-next-month-M-1-Rail-project

Yes, Even If It Was Poorly Designed Dept: BART to SFO By Quentin Kopp
http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/opinions/2014-06-30/bart-to-sfo/1776425125755.html

Yes, Converted To LRT Dept: Editorial – Don’t Destroy The Orange Line, Improve It
http://la.streetsblog.org/2014/07/10/dont-destroy-the-orange-line-improve-it/

What’s Six Billion Dollars Among Friends Dept: Editorial-2 1/2 Years Later, Is The Bridge Safe?
http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/29/6518339/editorial-two-and-a-half-years.html

Are You Sure It Matters Dept: FRA Approves 115-Mile HSR Route Between Fresno And Bakersfield
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jun/27/first-leg-of-california-bullet-train-wins-approval/

San Diego Trolley’s Most Used Trolley Stops
http://voiceofsandiego.org/2014/06/27/san-diegos-most-used-trolley-stops/