May 2011
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Sacramento Business Journal: Siemens gets $17.2M... →
Siemens Industry Inc. won a $17.2 million contract to build four new streetcars for Atlanta — and they’ll be built in Sacramento at Siemens Mobility Division, a railcar and locomotive plant.
Siemens contracted with Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit to deliver the first car by 2012, with revenue service beginning in early 2013, according to a statement from the company.
Additional components...
MARTA wasn't on bin Laden's target list →
From the AJC:
“The data taken during the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound earlier this month yielded hints of coming attacks on train systems, but Atlanta’s MARTA system was not specifically named as a target, according to the top transportation security official in the United States.”
When it comes to transit, we’ll take any good news we can get.
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I Wish This Was →
saramariebindc:
While vacant storefronts and crumbling buildings continue to grow in the economic downturn, many underserved communities have been subjected to this reality for decades, lacking access to thriving businesses, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. Artist and urban planner Candy Chang has created a street art savvy way for all of us to address our concerns and dreams for our...
Zipcar finally has an Android app →
I’m a pretty committed Apple-holic, but when I had to get a new phone a few months ago, the choice was a free Android phone from my carrier or paying a total of about $135 to switch carriers and get an iPhone. So, here I am with an Android, which has been really cool, especially since I came to it from a plain Jane flip phone.
The only drawback has been having to go through all those menus...
MARTA fares: Why not try this?
Just read what sounds like a good idea from commenter “pete 245” on this CL piece about the proposed MARTA fare increase.
MARTA says that implementing zone fares is so prohibitively expensive and complex that it might take five years to do. (Mind you, it seems they’ve already been saying that for almost five years already…) So, instead of raising fares across the board,...
