TN MOVING STORIES: Hoboken Car Sharing, Sydney's Transpo Master Plan, NYC Taxi Fares Start Going Up Today
Top stories on TN:
Detroit Insiders Dish on Feasibility of New Fuel Efficiency Standards (link)
This Woman Created an Underwater Wheelchair to Feel the Freedom of SCUBA (link)
At the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte (photo by Jody Avirgan/WNYC)
The Obama campaign will air an eight-minute video on the effect of the $85 billion auto bailout on Wednesday night. (Detroit News)
Meanwhile, check out Google's driverless car, which is on display at the Democratic National Convention. (Tweet via Detroit News reporter David Shepardson)
NYC's taxi fare increase will start going into effect today. (AP via WNYC)
Delays plague NJ Transit buses in the overcrowded Port Authority Bus Terminal. (Wall Street Journal)
The federal government is preparing to exercise its new authority over public transit safety in the states. (The Hill)
A truck containing Secret Service equipment was stolen -- then ultimately recovered -- in Detroit. (Detroit Free Press)
Case study: Istanbul is using BRT as a band-aid when it really needs a suture. And it's not alone. (Atlantic Cities)
Plastic not accepted: a technical glitch caused MARTA vending machines to demand cash only this weekend. (CBS Atlanta)
Traffic jam in the Toronto area? Blame undisciplined drivers. (The Star)
Hoboken's car sharing program is having positive results, but some locals are complaining about the parking. (New York Times)
Sydney has released a draft of its new $100 billion, 20-year master transportation plan. (The Australian)
Bus drivers in Auckland -- locked in a pay dispute -- are striking every Monday for the next nine weeks. (Radio New Zealand)
What can bridge the divide between Democrats and Republicans? Atlanta's airport. (Marketplace)
Video of the day: a white fox steals a girl’s ticket on the Metro — and she follows him to a world between the subway and the surface. Talk about your unexpected subway encounters!
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