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freakonomics.com
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| | | | | Amtrak's ridership and revenue has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years, and 2011 set a new ridership record with 30.2 million passengers, and $1.9 billion in ticket revenue. But, even though it took in $1.42 billion from Congress last year, it still manages to lose $1 billion annually. This is hardly a new development. Amtrak has a long and storied history of functioning at a loss despite government subsidies.So, as we enter what appears to be a new era (maybe?) of government austerity, it se... | |
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www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com
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| | | | | Much is sometimes made of the requirement for cities to have a high population density in order to encourage cycling. It is said that it is ... | |
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benslivka.com
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| | | | | There were 5.6Mtraffic accidents in the USA in 2013. Self-driving cars from Google and trucks from Freightliner (owned by Mercedes-Benz) have been in the news recently. Self-Driving Vehicles (SDVs) will reduce traffic accidents, transportation costs, transit times, and road congestion. (See Google Self-Driving Car Project.) Uber is valued at $41B today (and rumors of a... | |
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pedestrianobservations.com
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| | | In my last post about New York regional rail schedules, I covered the New Haven and Harlem Lines of Metro-North and the Main Line and Hempstead Branch of the LIRR. I was hoping to cover more lines tonight, but due to time constraints only the Hudson Line is available. This post should be viewed as... | ||
