Laurels and Lances

Commentary on both the good and the bad aspects of public transit operations across North America which effect the future of how service is ultimately provided.

Laurels and Lances will be awarded based on various news stories as well as other activities that occur with or effect transit systems.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Streetcar battle about to heat up

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Fresno CA - An effort by Fresno Mayor Alan Autry to bring streetcars to the streets of Fresno for redevelopment reasons is about to get ugl...
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Friday, October 19, 2007

Cincinnati ready to bet it all

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Cincinnati OH - Cincinnati City Council is all set to hop on the streetcar bandwagon but has already had a power failure. The City Council, ...
Saturday, October 13, 2007

MTA drops the signal on cell phones

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New York City NY - The New York MTA is about to drop the connection when it comes to connecting up the subways and stations to allow calls. ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

UTA doing the old "Bait & Switch"

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Salt Lake County UT - Yesterday I posted a quote from John Inglish, general manager for the Utah Transit Authority. The quote was simply ...
Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Transit leaders getting worried

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Charlotte NC - The American Public Transit Association (APTA) is holding its annual meeting in Charlotte this week. While not officially on ...
Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Transit Tax Opponents Touch A Nerve

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Charlotte NC - While I still believe that repealing the transit tax in Charlotte will ultimately hurt public transit more than it will help ...
Thursday, September 27, 2007

The push is on for streetcars in Tacoma

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Tacoma WA - The push is on once again for streetcars to ply the streets in Tacoma. The Tacoma Daily Index has a story on one of the activist...
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Thursday, September 20, 2007

More on the free ride problem at PAT

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Pittsburgh PA - In reference to a Laurels and Lances article I put up earlier in the week , I was informed yesterday that the free fares at...
Tuesday, September 18, 2007

There's Snow Worries at OCTranspo

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Ottawa ON - After a mess in 2005 with heavy snows stranding many buses, OCTranspo has been looking for snow tires to place on the buses . To...
Sunday, September 16, 2007

Discounted fares and the transit funding deficit

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Pittsburgh PA - It's been a while since I had the available time to comment on various activities that effect the transit industry. When...
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RDC
I am the webmaster and museum historian for the Antique Motor Coach Association of Pennsylvania www.amcap.org I am one of the odd breed of transit fans that focus more on the back room operations than on the buses and trolleys themselves. I continually see transit sliding backward due to how public transit is run today compared to decades ago. This blog is to help highlight these issues as well as recognize those operations that do something right.
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