http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/ More Fun Than Gridlock en-us 2009-11-16T09:43:32-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_11.html#204459 The Strib reports on the opening of the Northstar commuter rail line. The Twin Cities now has a light rail system. Embryonic to be sure, but more than just the lonely Hiawatha light rail line. Will the Central light rail... tgus 2009-11-16T09:43:32-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_05.html#179651 Hennepin County's Transit Vision Click on a corridor to get more info.... News tgus 2009-05-08T06:25:17-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#177776 Waiting for the 3 near Dinkytown: Cell Phone Guy: "Jim? Dave here. I'm on my way to Bloomington. Hey, I was just a Class A co-dependent enabler. Eddy just had dinner on my dime at McDonalds. But then I saw... One-Sided Cell Phone Talk tgus 2009-04-23T21:35:43-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#176887 The Apple Valley Transit Station, part of the Cedar Avenue Bus Rapid Transit line, is now being built, pace John Kline. The Strib article says that it's a green building, but how green is space for 750 cars, with only... News tgus 2009-04-19T16:09:00-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#176676 It's a commonplace that American commuter culture overwhelmingly comprises solo riders in cars built to seat 4-7 passengers. Still, as I biked across the Franklin Avenue Bridge at 5:20 pm today, I was struck by the two lanes of predominantly... Reflections tgus 2009-04-16T21:40:57-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#176674 Will the $8 billion in stimulus funds for high speed rail be a down payment on transit infrastructure comparable to "the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s?" We're supposed to find out which regions will get the cash by the... News tgus 2009-04-16T21:31:12-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#176426 Silliness in the name of ideological purity. At the expense of his own district's jobs and improved roads and transit. I know that Representatives are always running for re-election, but the whole earmarks issue didn't exactly resonate in the presidential... News tgus 2009-04-15T07:58:51-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#176095 Ohio's jumping on the high speed rail proposal bandwagon... News tgus 2009-04-13T06:11:34-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#176094 See what one successful light rail line and the prospect of federal money for more transit development can do? Who knew the governor and the Chamber of Commerce would so quickly do an about face and get on board the... News tgus 2009-04-13T06:05:43-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#176096 RFP for the Northern Lights Passenger Rail Project: hIgh speed rail, Minneapolis to Duluth Main page of NLX here... News tgus 2009-04-12T06:19:04-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#175368 On the Hiawatha Line: Rider 1: So what do you do? Rider 2: I'm in collections. We used to be a law firm that did some collections, but we've morphed into all collections.... Tales tgus 2009-04-08T05:42:59-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#175230 Crowds appear on the plaza, clustered lines: Winter's sand blown dry across the bricks.... Poems tgus 2009-04-07T05:20:09-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#175162 Made my usual transfer from bus to train at the Metrodome station. On Opening day for the Twins. While waiting for the train, I strolled the Plaza on Kirby Puckett Place, and decided to buy a bag of kettle corn... Tales tgus 2009-04-06T18:25:58-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#174625 Creative Commons Found myself humming this old Paul Simon song: Cars are cars/ All over the world/ Cars are cars/ All over the world/ Similarly made/ Similarly sold/ In a motorcade/ Abandoned when they're old "Cars are Cars," from... Reflections tgus 2009-04-04T07:12:11-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/tgus/TransitTales/2009_04.html#174624 The Transportation Choices 2020 Initiative Includes eight projects to create a true regional transit system. Take a look at this map to get a sense of what could be. For $100 million a year.... News tgus 2009-04-03T06:02:28-06:00