May 25, 2013

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Amtrak Routes Finally Declared

Amtrak Routes Finally Declared

The Illinois Department of Transportation has settled on a route for Amtrak’s new Chicago-to-Dubuque service and the City of Freeport is still on the list of stops for the new line. On the Otherhand, Several mudslides along Amtrak routes from Vancouver, B.C. to Portland have caused the cancellation of all trains between the two cities [...]

San Francisco Now Using Demand Parking Meters to Get Rid of Parking Hassle

sfpark meter

The endless search for a parking spot in the city may be a thing of the past—in San Francisco, at least. After years of preparation, the city is now rolling out SFpark, a high-tech new system that will set the price of parking spots according to supply and demand. The San Francisco Metro Transit Authority [...]