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Monthly archive for April, 2010
The Morning Dig: So Can You Take Your iPad on a Plane?
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
• Good news for iPad lovers: The TSA has announced that travelers can generally leave their iPads in their carry-on baggage when going through airport security. • Large sections of New York City could be in serious trouble in the Read more ›
The 50 Most Bike-Friendly Cities in the U.S.
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Over at Bicycling.com, they’ve put together a comprehensive list of the top 50 bike-friendly cities in the country. While it’s not entirely clear whether the cities are simply listed, or ranked (and if so, how), the list offers a comprehensive Read more ›
The Morning Dig: Asia Rising Brick by Brick
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
• Geithner watch alert: The Treasury Secretary is traveling to India, and infrastructure business is surprisingly high on the agenda. (Brookings Institute) • Expensive oil is making a comeback. Crude hits a 17-month high on good economic data. (Bloomberg) • Read more ›
Will Bikers and Pedestrians Ever Be ‘Equal’ to Drivers?
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Ray LaHood came out big for bikers and pedestrians during the recent National Bike Summit (see a clip of his speech above). In fact, he was so fired up after the meeting, he went on to announce a “major policy Read more ›
Amtrak and High Speed Rail: The Pundits Opine
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com Here’s Infrastructurist editor Melissa Lafsky discussing Amtrak and high speed rail with Brian Sullivan. Yes, the national rail provider is giving it the old college try and trying to beef up their knowledge Read more ›
The Morning Dig: Our Editor Hits the Airwaves to Talk High Speed Rail
Monday, April 5th, 2010
•Tune in to Fox Business Network today at 11:30 AM EST to see Infrastructurist editor Melissa Lafsky discussing Amtrak and high speed rail. (Update: To watch, click here.) • Today is Major League Baseball’s opening day. The Los Angeles Trolley Dodgers Read more ›
The Week in High Speed Rail: Ride the Train From Sin City to…Victorville?
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
• Here’s another major fail in the planning stages: California’s planned San Diego-San Francisco route has no service planned to Las Vegas, so the DesertXpress, a $4 billion train, plans to break ground this fall. The only problem: The service Read more ›
The Morning Dig: Amtrak Down on Easter Weekend
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
• Record rainfall in Rhode Island means unbelievable flooding. And flooding means a total shut-down of Amtrak Acela Express service between New Haven, Conn., and Boston and Northeast Regional service between New York and Boston. Sorry, Easter travelers. (ABC News) Read more ›
Who Knew? The U.S. Used to Be a Leader in High Speed Rail
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
At this point, most transportation officials and reporters are sick of hearing how inferior America’s rail systems are compared to the rest of the world. China’s lightning-fast Guangzhou line, Japan’s bullet trains, France’s TGV — yes, we know, they all Read more ›
The Morning Dig: So, About That Offshore Drilling…
Thursday, April 1st, 2010
• Debate galore as President Obama delineates his offshore drilling plan. ‘Drill baby drill’ goes head to head with the shouts of outraged environmentalists. (Granted, no potential drilling would start for several years, if at all, so the outrage may Read more ›
