TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo News Links from Around the Web

ON TN:

New App Converts Transit Ads to Public Art (link)

Neglected D.C. Sidewalks Pose Threat To Seniors: Report (link)

Feds Focus on Pedestrian, Cyclist Safety (link)

This May Be The Largest Item Ever Carried On a NYC Subway (link) 

Another PATH Fare Hike, and Riders Are Resigned (link)

THURSDAY LINKS:

For the price of one cargo aircraft, Los Angeles could buy 69 bus shelters. For the price of three mine-resistant vehicles, Chicago could buy 2,564 wheelchair curb ramps. A comparison of police department spending on military equipment versus other “means of keeping cities safe.” (Next City)

High tech problems: San Franciscans are losing their drones. (SFist)

Michigan drivers can soon opt to do community service rather than paying certain driving fines. (Free Press) 

If you’ve been waiting for a guide to walking in high heels - and like an Italian woman, no less - New York Magazine has you covered. (NY Mag) 

The catering carts that deliver airplane meals may be “vulnerable to being accessed by unauthorized personnel.” (The Hill)

The legendary New York City Transit Authority graphics manual, origin of the subway system’s aesthetic, will be reprinted thanks to a Kickstarter that met its $108,000 goal within hours. (Kickstarter)

"Dude, it's rude." Philadelphia's transit system is launching a new etiquette campaign. (Courier Times)

The military is building a vehicle that “responds almost via telepathy” to bullets and other incoming fire. (National Journal) 

Conservative Muslim and orthodox Jewish women make up “an untapped labor pool — and customer base” for a proposed woman-only taxi service. (NY Daily News)

A New York City subway worker was arrested and charged with public lewdness, for allegedly “polishing something more personal than turnstiles.” (NY Daily News)