Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Rail

U.S. DOT Launches Official, Horribly-Named “Blog”

By Ben Fried | | 10 Comments
Secretary Peters leans on a hog… in the fast lane. On Tuesday, U.S. DOT unveiled "Fast Lane," a blog-type website supposedly authored by Transportation Secretary Mary Peters. Whoever came up with the name, however, didn’t do much to elevate the perception of Peters among transit and bike advocates, with whom she has a mixed record […]

Obama Dismisses Gas Tax “Gimmick”

By Brad Aaron | | 24 Comments
With primaries in North Carolina and Indiana less than a week out, Barack Obama seems to have taken Streetsbloggers’ advice with this ad explaining why a suspension of the federal gas tax, as called for by Hillary Clinton and John McCain (among others), is a sham. It’s a masterful spot: the swelling orchestral score, the […]

Obama Endorses Pricing as “Thoughtful and Innovative”

By Brad Aaron | | 7 Comments
Last month Barack Obama released details of a vaguely encouraging transportation platform, pledging investment in rail and "livable communities." Today the Democratic presidential candidate endorsed congestion pricing. In town for a speech and fundraising events, Obama was introduced at Cooper Union by Mayor Bloomberg this morning. WNYC reports: Speaking not far from Wall Street, Barack […]

Is America Finally Getting Interested in Passenger Rail?

By Aaron Naparstek | | 18 Comments
  Despite fierce and prevalent Amtrak hating, and although I have yet to hear any presidential candidate discuss it, nationally syndicated columnist Neal Peirce suggests that "the stars are finally coming into alignment" for improvements of America’s passenger rail system. He writes: America’s train advocates are mildly optimistic. And for some good reasons. Amtrak is […]

Crowds Heed Amtrak’s ‘All Aboard’

By Jason Varone | | 15 Comments
It looks like Aaron and Susan Donovan are just two of many that have recently replaced air travel with train travel. Daniel Machalaba of The Wall Street Journal reports on a significant increase in ridership on the passenger rail system over the last year, and the trend seems to be intensifying. Meanwhile, Amtrak has improved […]
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