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July 11, 2011
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Source: NY TimesThe rush speaks to improvements in a transit system once seen as a national symbol of urban blight, but it also points to the shifting cultural and economic picture of New York.
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Source: NY PostIn a move that would give Ralph Kramden heartburn, a ritzy Midtown hotel wants the city to move a bus stop 80 feet so patrons at its planned sidewalk cafe won't have to deal with fumes or crowds of commuters.
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Source: DNAinfo.comLocal business leaders and police say the congested bus situation on the block has reached a crisis point.
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Source: Guardian (UK)Last remaining train maker in UK halves its workforce and calls on government for rethink after losing £3bn contract
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Source: Crain'sThe Port Authority of New York & New Jersey says it is examining its options for easing congestion at its three major airports, since delays here ripple across the country.
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Source: NY Daily NewsWith the decades-in-the-making Second Avenue subway line still a distant dream, it is time to think of new ideas for East Side public transport. Specifically, it is time to examine less costly and otherwise more feasible alternatives, particularly light rail, for relief of serious congestion on Lexington Avenue, especially since the first 1.7 miles of the Second Avenue (from 96th St. to 63rd) line won't be open until 2016, at a cost of several billions dollars.
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Source: NY Daily NewsThe city-subsidized East River ferry service is so popular with families that it's running out of life vests for kids.
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Source: NJ.comWhen a recent shortage of toll takers forced motorists to sit in traffic for hours to cross the Goethals Bridge from Elizabeth to Staten Island, the executive director of the Port Authority heard about it. Sternly and publicly.
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Source: Times Herald-RecordIt's the first biennial of the $50 surcharge that the state levied on vehicle registrations to bail out the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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Source:The MTA's new subway maps tell riders which stop they're at and which stops come next.
July 7, 2011
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Source:Some shutterbugging on New York City Transit has won two people a free month of rides.
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Source: Think Progress blog
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Source: Bob Morris newsletter
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Source: Forbes
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Source: Wall Street JournalHouse Republicans and Senate Democrats rolled out competing bills to pay for highway and other infrastructure projects, illustrating the divide between the two parties as Washington grapples with its fiscal crisis.
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Source:A study by some of the country's top health economists aims to estimate the effects of not having health insurance -- and the effects are large.
July 6, 2011
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Source:Brooklyn – State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-C-I, Brooklyn), this morning announced that negotiations orchestrated through his leadership within the State Senate, have resulted in the return of Uptown/Downtown express bus service on the X27/X37 and the X28/X38 routes serving the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach and Bensonhurst communities. The service will be restored on Tuesday, July 5, 2011.
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Source: NY Daily News blogMayoral hopeful John Liu says his great leadership over city pension funds has generated a huge 20% return this fiscal year. Our Reuven Blau reports: The high returns reflect stock and bond market bounce backs from July 1st 2010 to June 30 -- as well as a more diverse investment plan, the ...
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Source: Forbes
Recession hits transit budgets despite rising need
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The Transit Authority of River City, which provides bus service for five counties in the greater Louisville, Ky., region, laid off 42 operators and mechanics last year and 10 administrative employees the previous year. ...
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