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Bay Area transit lifeline clears signature hurdle, headed to November ballot
transportation1 day ago

Bay Area transit lifeline clears signature hurdle, headed to November ballot

Organizers surpassed the signature threshold to qualify a five-county BART rescue measure for the November ballot, potentially delivering about $310 million to sustain BART and regional transit agencies and avoid significant service cuts. The measure requires a majority vote across San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and would include independent financial efficiency reviews. Campaigning now shifts from qualification to winning passage.

via Mission Local|
#ballot-measure#bart#bay-area
Uber weighs AI ROI as returns remain murky
transportation1 day ago

Uber weighs AI ROI as returns remain murky

Uber says it exhausted its 2026 AI budget and questions whether AI investments are delivering meaningful feature improvements, noting there’s no clear link between rising token usage for Claude Code and more useful consumer features. The company spent about $3.4 billion on R&D in 2025 and has signaled it will offset AI costs by hiring fewer human workers, highlighting the challenge of justifying AI spend without a clear productivity payoff.

via The Verge|
#ai#business#investment
Strauss Seeks to Rewire ST3 Funds, Reigniting Ballard Tunnel Debate
transportation1 day ago

Strauss Seeks to Rewire ST3 Funds, Reigniting Ballard Tunnel Debate

As Sound Transit nears a May vote to update ST3, Seattle Councilmember Dan Strauss proposes reallocating North King County funds to finance a Ballard spur and pause the full second downtown tunnel, effectively keeping the tunnel funded but not fully built while creating a shorter Ballard connection. The move could save billions (analysts cite more than $4 billion in 2025 dollars) but would delay Ballard’s full build, risking decades of limited service for the neighborhood as Sound Transit grapples with a large funding gap (~$11–$13 billion through 2052) and federal approvals that have slowed Ballard’s environmental review. Supporters say every regional center would finally connect to the spine; critics warn Ballard riders would face transfers and longer trips without a complete tunnel.

via The Urbanist|
#ballard-link#funding-gap#second-downtown-tunnel
Ferrari Luce debuts as the marque’s first EV, shaped by Jony Ive and LoveFrom
transportation1 day ago

Ferrari Luce debuts as the marque’s first EV, shaped by Jony Ive and LoveFrom

Ferrari has unveiled its first electric vehicle, the Luce, designed in collaboration with Jony Ive and Mark Newson’s LoveFrom. LoveFrom was allowed to define the design direction from the outset, inside and out, with a minimalist exterior and a highly buttoned interior. The four-motor, 1,035-horsepower EV is Ferrari’s second four-door model and five-seat car; pricing starts at €550,000 in Italy, with no US price announced yet.

via The Verge|
#electric-cars#ferrari#jony-ive
NTSB halts crash dossiers after AI reconstructs cockpit audio from image study
transportation4 days ago

NTSB halts crash dossiers after AI reconstructs cockpit audio from image study

A CNN report describes how AI techniques reconstructed cockpit voice information from a spectrogram image in an NTSB crash docket, prompting the agency to pause public access to investigation dockets and urge platforms to remove posts sharing the audio. The move follows the UPS Flight 2976 crash near Louisville in November 2025, where an engine separated and killed the three crew members and 12 people on the ground. The NTSB reiterates that it does not release cockpit voice recordings to protect privacy and investigation integrity, and it seeks to prevent further privacy breaches by social-media platforms.

via CNN|
#cvr#ntsb#privacy
Door-Opening Attempt at 36,000 Feet Forces United Flight to Divert
transportation4 days ago

Door-Opening Attempt at 36,000 Feet Forces United Flight to Divert

A United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 carrying about 145 passengers and six crew on Newark to Guatemala City diverted to Washington Dulles after a passenger allegedly tried to open a door at 36,000 feet and assaulted another passenger; the plane landed safely, was met by law enforcement, and a replacement flight plus overnight accommodations were arranged, with the FAA warning of stiff fines for unruly passengers.

via NBC News|
#door-attempt#faa-fines#flight-diversion
transportation5 days ago

Halmar and Skanska Named Master Developer for New York Penn Station Transformation

The USDOT and Amtrak named Halmar and Skanska as the master developer to transform New York Penn Station, including a new Eighth Avenue entrance, a grand train hall, expanded track capacity with limited through-running, open concourses, and improved wayfinding while preserving Madison Square Garden; the project will be funded with an additional $200 million and aims for groundbreaking by the end of 2027 under a public-private partnership.

via Department of Transportation (.gov)|
#amtrak#halmar#penn-station
politics6 days ago

Rail safety push wins committee approval with two-person crew mandate

The House Transportation Committee advanced the White House–backed Railway Safety Act amendment 54-11, mandating two people in freight-train cabs, plus hazmat and inspection enhancements and expanded wayside detectors, despite railroads’ opposition, as part of broader debates over a surface transportation bill and Trump’s push for the policy; the digest also covers NIH funding cuts pushback by Sen. Collins, GOP delays on an immigration enforcement bill, efforts to block a DOJ “anti-weaponization” fund, and other Capitol Hill updates including an Epstein interview.

via Politico|
#congress#east-palestine#politics
Halmar Named Master Developer for NYC Penn Station Makeover, Targeting 2027 Groundbreaking
business7 days ago

Halmar Named Master Developer for NYC Penn Station Makeover, Targeting 2027 Groundbreaking

The U.S. Department of Transportation and Amtrak have selected Penn Transformation Partners (Halmar) as the private master developer to overhaul New York Penn Station, aiming to break ground by 2027. The plan includes a grand Eighth Avenue entrance, a new train hall, expanded concourses and track capacity, limited through-running on the regional rail network, improved retail and wayfinding, and a refreshed exterior while preserving Madison Square Garden. The project will receive an additional $200 million in federal funding, with further support from Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, and next steps include finalizing contracts, permits, design work, and achieving financial close before construction begins by year-end 2027.

via Amtrak Media|
#amtrak#business#infrastructure
New NTSB Footage Points to Engine Detachment in UPS MD-11F Crash
transportation7 days ago

New NTSB Footage Points to Engine Detachment in UPS MD-11F Crash

New NTSB video shows the left engine detaching in a fiery crash of a UPS MD-11F at Louisville on Nov. 4, 2025, killing 15 people (3 pilots and 12 on the ground). Investigators say metal fatigue caused the engine attachment to fail, and notes that the flight crew had been reassigned to the MD-11F after the original aircraft was retired following a fuel-leak issue. The crash led to the MD-11 fleet being grounded and retired by UPS, while FedEx is returning repaired MD-11s to service.

via CBS News|
#engine-separation#louisville-international-airport#md-11f