Category: Travel
Group wants Chicago’s speed camera threshold restored to 10 mph over limit
A group called Citizens to Abolish Red Light Cameras is calling on the Chicago City Council to take action to reverse a measure that reduced the threshold for sending a speeding ticket from 10 to 6 miles over the speed limit. Last year, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lowered the threshold on when motorists would be […]
Light rail on track for $4.8B Columbia River bridge replacement
Any replacement for the aging Interstate 5 (I-5) bridge over the Columbia River connecting Washington and Oregon will likely include light rail. It’s a controversial decision because previous attempt to replace the bridge failed in part because light rail was included in the project. In 2013, the Columbia River Crossing project was ultimately torpedoed by […]
There’s a Spike of People on NYC’s Subway Tracks. It’s Leading to Deadly Accidents.
Dealing with a 20% surge in the number of people on subway tracks since 2019, train operators say they have become even more aware of the potential for tragedy along certain stretches that are hotspots for activity. The West 4th Street, Times Square-42nd Street and 125th Street stations along the Lexington Avenue line last year […]
More flights cancelled as Alaska Airlines and pilots union negotiate
Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Airlines Pilots Union continue contract negotiations as flights from the airlines continue being cancelled. The airline said in a statement on April 7 that they are through the worst of the cancellations and that they are “reducing about 2 percent of [their] total flights through the end of June to […]
Denver International Airport no longer requiring masks for travel
Denver International Airport (DIA) is no longer requiring passengers to wear facial coverings after a federal judge struck down the federal mask mandate for public transportation on Monday. The airport said in a tweet that it was “informed by the [Transportation Security Administration] that they will no longer be enforcing the mandate at airports.” “As a result, masks are no […]
More Drivers With Bogus Plates Evading Traffic Cams, Costing NYC Up to $75M
Misplaced or covered-up license plates have allowed drivers to evade red light or speeding camera tickets 1.5 million times since the pandemic hit in March 2020 — and the problem was getting worse in recent months, records obtained by THE CITY show. Delinquent drivers do everything from bending their license plates to putting plastic covers […]
Senate passes bill that proposes spending $58M to ‘incentivize ridership’ on public transit
The Colorado Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would pay for public transit rides during the summer. If made law, Senate Bill 22-180 would spend $58 million in total on two programs aimed at reducing emissions and increasing public transit ridership. Under the bill, $28 million would go towards a grant program within the Colorado Energy Office […]
Tourism ‘doing quite well’ in New Mexico as COVID-19 pandemic eases
Tourism is roaring back in New Mexico more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the state’s tourism department. “We returned to 2019 levels in October of 2021,” Jim Walton, public Information officer with the New Mexico Tourism Department, told The Center Square. “We’re actually doing quite well.” This summer, the state could actually […]
Biden administration will fight to keep mask mandate for planes, trains and airports
The U.S. Department of Justice has appealed a federal judge’s ruling overturning the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) mask mandate on planes, trains and in airports. In her ruling to overturn the mandate, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle called the CDC mandate “unlawful,” saying the Biden administration did not follow proper procedures […]
Grants will benefit outdoor recreational tourism industry
Outdoor recreational businesses in Vermont will be seeing an influx of state dollars, Gov. Phil Scott said. The governor announced 24 businesses have been selected by the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative to receive grants in 11 of the state’s 14 counties to help bolster the outdoor economy as tourist season is just around the corner. “Vermont’s […]