From Progressive Railroading: http://www.progressiverailroading.com/prdailynews/news.asp?id=30232 The American Public Transportation Association reports that Americans took 10.4 billion trips on public transit in 2011, a 2.3 percent increase over 2010. Higher gas prices are part of the reason. Ben
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/03/09/2059362/port-of-tacoma-lands-3-major-shipping.html NYK, OOCL and Hapag-Lloyd are moving from the Port of Seattle to the Port of Tacoma. This is great news for the port and the South Sound economy. Ben
From The Free Enterprise: http://www.freeenterprise.com/infrastructure/5-answered-questions-about-federal-transportation-infrastructure-investment Interesting article covering the debate in Congress over transportation funding. Ben
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/23/2037781/port-sees-uptick-in-traffic-for.html Traffic at the Port of Tacoma was up last month, driven mainly by imports. It is good news to see the Port gain business, but it would be nicer if it was in exports.. Ben
From Mashable: http://mashable.com/2012/02/22/public-transportation-technology/ Many countries and companies are working on systems to pay for your public transportation tickets using mobile devices. With the use of mobile continually increasing this will eventually be a good thing. Ben
From Tri-Met: http://howweroll.trimet.org/2012/02/22/solar-energy-project-near-psu-now-online/ A solar energy project at the MAX turnaround near PSU will cut up to 5k off of Tri-Met’s power bill yearly. Imagine if projects like this were used to power electric rail systems in sunnier states. Monitor power generation live: http://live.deckmonitoring.com/?id=tri_met_south_terminus Ben
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/02/11/2021488/first-look-at-tacoma-port-plan.html A draft plan for the Port of Tacoma has just been released. It calls for developing more terminals, rail connections, and making it into a strategic port for the military. Ben
http://www.acerail.com/ridingace/acegetaways.aspx OK, that’s pretty darn cool when you market your commuter rail system for casual travel. Sound Transit, you watching this? Ben
http://ratfreesubways.com/ Yes, seriously. Ben
From The News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/15/1984053/on-a-wing-and-a-prayer.html New plans to refurbish the Tacoma Narrows Airport are underway. It is expected that private aircraft flying into town for the US Open at Chambers Bay may use the airport. The airport is an important asset for the area. It is good to see that it has a future. Ben