Squeaky Wheels

  • Falling leaves: Another reminder of Baltimore's light rail deficiencies Falling leaves: Another reminder of Baltimore's light rail deficiencies Baltimore's light rail line has reduced service because of a technical problem caused by leaves on the tracks. Editorial writers at the Baltimore Sun say this latest glitch is just one more indication that MTA officials cut corners during the building of the rail line 15 years ago and urge that the same mistake not be made with the proposed Red Line. Photo by Austin Cross/Flickr
  • Should transit agencies promote car ownership in certain cases? The Cascade Policy Institute submitted a proposal to TriMet in Portland, Ore., to cancel TriMet’s lowest performing bus routes and to use some of the savings to capitalize a loan fund to help finance car ownership for transit-dependent riders displaced by the bus line cancellations. As you might expect, the proposal was rebuffed. But does this idea merit further discussion?

Business Update

  • Canadian bus manufacturer Nova Bus remains on track to begin production in March 2009 and roll out its first transit bus next fall at a new plant in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Read more...

Turning Points

  • Back behind the wheel?Back behind the wheel?
    With gas prices as low as $2.30 in some places, drivers say they are getting behind the wheel again after opting for buses and trains earlier in the year. Read the article in the Los Angeles Times?
  • What will buses look like in 2050?What will buses look like in 2050?
    Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus has been asking bus manufacturers and the public to share their ideas via this blog, and Art Center College of Design students have been translating them into new and exciting designs for the Bus of the Future.

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  • Request for ProposalFixed Route, Runabout ADA Paratransit and Community Shuttle Services - San Luis Obispo Regional Transit Authority
  • Invitation for BidsLow Floor, CNG Buses - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority