TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo News Links from Around the Web
ON TN:
UberX Drivers in D.C Ticketed for For Street Hails (link)
First Day in Newark: Nearly Empty School Buses, Parents Ignoring Assignments (link)
MONDAY HEADLINES:
One month after a hit-and-run driver injured a bicyclist, NYC police still haven't interviewed the driver. (NY Post)
Football season means free transit rides in some cities, like Philadelphia and Atlanta.
SEPTA sold naming rights to a station to Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. (Philly.com)
Now entering the NYC e-hail market: SheTaxis - SheRides, a service providing female drivers for female passengers. (NYT)
Speaking of which, NYC is honoring 295 safe cab drivers at an event today. (Livestream)
A Utah politician spent a week traveling solely by public transit, and learned all about the last mile problem. "My leather-soled shoes might be the most uncomfortable shoes on the planet, which I didn’t know until I walked two miles round-trip to run to the dentist and back." (Deseret News)
Nevada won Tesla's gigafactory, but was it worth it? "No matter how you slice it, the deal makes utterly no sense. It is just one more example of a government giveaway for a factory that would have been built anyway." (City Lab)
A nine-year-old stole a bus in Saskatoon after finding it idling on the street. You won't believe what happened next. (Gawker)
San Diego's bike share program is poised to become the nation's most expensive — at $125 a year. (Voice of San Diego)
Actress Molly Glynn died after being struck by a tree while riding her bike in a thunderstorm. (MTV)
Take a tour of the ten oldest bridges in New Jersey. (NJ Spotlight)
Oh deer: look who's crossing the Golden Gate Bridge: (Bold Italic)