This past Friday, a new commuter rail line was inaugurated in Costa Rica by Incofer, the country’s national railroad. The new service will run between Heredia and the capital, San Jose. On board was an assortment of dignitaries, including the country’s president, Oscar Arias. Plus, as luck would have it, a flock of reporters and…
There is no doubt now that there will be a huge stimulus package coming in the first days of the Obama Administration. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news is that the talk so far has most of the money going to roads and bridges. Mass transit has also been mentioned – and that’s good…
A few months ago, when gasoline was at $4.00 a gallon ($5 here on Maui!), there were a great many reports about people getting out of their cars and turning to public transit, including light rail and commuter trains. But then the price of gas started to come down and pro-transit folks began shuffling their…
A couple of days ago, USA Today published a story by writer Bill McGee that’s a comprehensive review of where John McCain and Barack Obama stand on transportation issues … specifically on that segment of the industry that affects the traveling public. As I have mentioned on prior occasions, McCain has been an implacable foe…