Putting the squeeze on private transportation. Mark your calendars: September 21 is international PARK(ing) Day, described as "annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into 'PARK(ing)' spaces." Get it? The place you "park" your car becomes a "park." It's a ... MORE
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Showing posts with label transportation. Show all posts
Peter Wilson: The Progressive War On Parking
Putting the squeeze on private transportation. Mark your calendars: September 21 is international PARK(ing) Day, described as "annual open-source global event where citizens, artists and activists collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into 'PARK(ing)' spaces." Get it? The place you "park" your car becomes a "park." It's a ... MORETom Vellner: The TSA Needs To Be Put In Check
Security measures or offensive power trips? What do you get when you mix racial profiling and sexual assault? The Transportation Security Administration, apparently. After more than 30 TSA agents claimed that coworkers were targeting Hispanics, blacks, and those of Middle Eastern descent during security checks at Logan International ... MOREJohn Fund: Off The Rails, Over The Cliff
California's train to nowhere: full speed ahead. It’s hard to express how sad it was for me to watch, in person, as the state I grew up in committed fiscal suicide. I went down to the state capitol here on Friday afternoon to watch the state senate approve, by a single vote, a $4.7 billion bond package to build a high-speed-rail system from ... MOREAP: Broke California Spends $62 Billion On High-Speed Rail
They can always get a bailout. California lawmakers gave the green light to start building the nation's first dedicated high-speed rail line, a multibillion dollar project that will eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco. The move marked major political victories for Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and the Obama administration. Both have promoted ... MOREJanelle Ericsson: TSA Demands To Test Passenger Drinks
Another victory for the terrorists. Passengers say their problem is not with the rules at the airport. They understand why drinks are not allowed through security, but when they buy one while they wait for their flight, they say the TSA should not ask to test it. Passengers say traveling is a big enough stress, but now some are worried the drinks they are getting are not ... MORETSA To Modify Groping Procedures For Seniors
Must be over 75 to qualify. Surely the TSA is not using some common sense? Maybe humiliating seniors wasn't as successful as they had hoped. I still remain confident that the TSA will still find a way to embarrass their fair share of dangerous grannies. MSNBC.com: Since March, TSA workers at airports in Chicago, Denver, Orlando and Portland, Ore., have been ... MORE
Kinston Free Press: In Changing World, America Prevails
The lesson should be obvious. Ken Langone, a co-founder of Home Depot, said the other morning on the business show Squawkbox that in 10 years, the United States would be energy independent. On Friday, Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes Magazine, observed that "the seeds are being planted now" for America's economic revival, never mind our ... MOREJ D Tuccille: The Terrible Truth About The TSA
It's a failure at everything it does. We don't all all agree on whether the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has any business groping toddlers and destroying expensive medical equipment in the pursuit of its appointed mission of keeping travelers safe from scary terrorists. Quotable security expert Bruce Schneier calls it all pointless and oppressive ... MOREWashington Times: More TSA Lies
Obnoxious agency caught fibbing to Congress again. Frequent flyers are no fans of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The blue-gloved bureaucrats are experts in making trips to the airport as unpleasant as possible. As a joint congressional panel revealed Wednesday, the agency’s biggest failing is its inability to grope the truth. ... MOREErik Kain: The New Face Of Terror ... Or Something
TSA removes 18-month old mini-terrorist from plane. You have to hand it to the TSA. When they discovered that eighteen-month-old Riyanna was on the no-fly list (or at least someone with the same name was) they didn’t bat an eye. They didn’t stop and think about whether a one-and-a-half year old posed a security threat, or whether it could possibly be a ... MOREDavid Grant: Rand Paul Wants To Abolish The TSA
Petition to establish a passenger bill of rights. Forget the Fed, for now – Sen. Rand Paul wants to shut down the TSA. The Kentucky Republican is drafting legislation to end the Transportation Safety Administration and to establish a passenger bill of rights, according to a spokesman from his office. When those bills hit, they'll likely be accompanied by a deluge of ... MOREJessica Meyers/Jonathan Allen: TSA's Groping Problem
Embattled TSA takes one hit after another. TSA’s got a groping problem — physically and philosophically. In the past year, a former Miss America, a wrinkled Texas congressman and an angel-faced 4-year-old have accused Transportation Security Administration agents of harassing them. As if that wasn’t enough, the agency’s damaged brand took another ... MORERT: TSA Threatens Lockdown Over 4-Year-Old Girl
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Brian Sussman: Big Brother's Next Target: Your Car
The next step toward eco-tyranny. Many are quite concerned about Senate Bill 1813, a massive piece of legislation supposedly devoted to transportation issues. Besides including a provision allowing the IRS the power to revoke passports belonging to those who are delinquent with tax debt in excess of $50,000, it appears that the potential law may be ... MOREWashington Times: A Streetcar Named Debt
Rail projects highlight out-of-control spending priorities. The District on Friday completed the first phase of testing for its $1.5 billion streetcar project. The nation’s capital joins big cities like Los Angeles in advancing the revival of a transportation option that has been obsolete for more than half a century. The Obama administration is spearheading the ... MORERobert Poole: Fixing America's Freeways
Reinventing our expressways, one lane at a time. If you work anywhere in America outside of New York City, chances are you drive to work. That means you battle congestion twice every weekday. Rest assured that it’s not your imagination: traffic is much worse than it used to be. The Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), which has been measuring the cost ... MORE
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