TN MOVING STORIES: The Port Authority's Debt-Laden Future, the Ten Busiest DC Metro Stations, Europe's Car Industry in Trouble

Transportation Nation | Nov 27, 2012

Top stories on TN:
Sandy Data Shows NYC Commuters Are Transpo-Adaptable: Report (link)
NY Gov. Cuomo: It’s Going to Cost $5 Billion To Repair the MTA, Post-Sandy (link)
PHOTOS: Bay Area Artist Yarn Bombs Bike Racks, BART Seats (link)
Restoring Last Parts Of NYC Subway Is The Hardest (link)
Data Dive: Pittsburgh Struggling to Fill Potholes (link)

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New Jersey's controversial red-light cameras have actually seen an increase in collisions, according to a new state report. (Star-Ledger)

San Jose will allow airport bird shooting. (Mercury News)

Time was, the only thing keeping Chrysler afloat was Fiat. Twist! (Marketplace)

DC is reserving thousands of parking spaces for residents in an effort to prevent visitors from driving in. (Washington Post)

The Port Authority's cloudy, debt-laden future entails spending billions of dollars on transportation assets. "But again, these projects don’t make life better for residents; they just keep things from falling apart." (City Journal)

Amtrak has begun running trains at 110 miles per hour on part of its Chicago-to-St. Louis route. (The Hill)

Some California cities are on board with high-speed rail, but others are taking a wait-and-see approach. (Los Angeles Times)

Community leaders from Chicago's South Side are urging the mayor to move forward on the Red Line extension. (Chicago Tribune)

Meanwhile: Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel says when it comes to transit fare increases, the choice is yours. "You can either drive to work or you can take public transportation." (Chicago Tribune)

A study of more than 500 children said those exposed to high levels of pollution were three times more likely to have autism than children who grew up with cleaner air. (BBC)

For the third time this fall, the Charlotte City Council tried -- and failed -- to reach consensus on how to pay for a streetcar extension. (Charlotte Observer)

Fired car wash workers in the Bronx have been picketing over a labor dispute. (New York Daily News)

Idaho's transportation department makes more than $5.4 million a year selling motor vehicle records and other personal information to companies that use it to research car buying patterns, send out recall notices and even track down scofflaws who don't pay parking tickets given out by private companies. (AP via CBS)

The ten busiest DC Metro stations. (GGW)

How stuff works: a look at the giant underground machinery that pulls San Francisco's cable cars. (Atlantic Cities)

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