Secretary of Transportation nominee Foxx expected to be rail friendly - TRAINS Magazinehttp://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2013/04/Secretary%20of%20Transportation%20nominee%20Foxx%20expected%20to%20be%20rail%20friendly.aspx
A non-partisan news item I wrote as a Trains Magazine correspondent on April 30th on Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx's probable even handedness towards rail and intermodal transportation. Certain Charlotte controversies might receive a national spotlight during the confirmation process and if Foxx is confirmed, at the cabinet level in national politics. - Mark Carolla
Showing posts with label light rail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label light rail. Show all posts
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Security on LYNX
Security Built into LYNX Plans and Operations
The Charlotte LYNX has security plans and mitigation efforts incorporated into its planning as this study shows.http://www.rideonnews.com/deis/Chapter%2016%20-%20Safety%20and%20Security.pdf
It can be expected in the wake of the terrorist attack in Boston that questions will be raised about the safety and security of LYNX light rail. The Queen City needn't be complacent but there are security operating procedures in place and being improved. Exact details can't be divulged - to keep the bad guys guessing.
The Charlotte LYNX has security plans and mitigation efforts incorporated into its planning as this study shows.http://www.rideonnews.com/deis/Chapter%2016%20-%20Safety%20and%20Security.pdf
It can be expected in the wake of the terrorist attack in Boston that questions will be raised about the safety and security of LYNX light rail. The Queen City needn't be complacent but there are security operating procedures in place and being improved. Exact details can't be divulged - to keep the bad guys guessing.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
DC Streetcar Seeks Enhanced Connectivity
An article in Railway Age Magazine (see http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/light-rail/study-eyes-extension-for-dc-streetcar-startup.html?channel=61) highlights some changes in the plan for the District of Columbia's budding streetcar system. Modifications and extensions are called for to link it with the Metro system. As a note, across the Potomac in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia streetcar lines are also being developed.
Perhaps this could be a case study for Charlotte's first steps with a streetcar. Another Railway Age article (see http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/light-rail/here-come-the-streetcars.html?channel=61 ) suggests indirectly that differentiating between light rail as in the case of LYNX and streetcar lines is really not appropriate and the two can and should be linked as the technologies are quite similar.
Of course, local political and budgetary concerns might be different from elsewhere in the US, but these concepts are worth a thought.
- Mark Carolla, April 10, 2012
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