Transit

America's mass transportation infrastructure is fast becoming a national embarrassment.The latest black eye is a computer problem this morning at the FAA that is resulting in flight delays and cancellations around the country. The glitch is resulting in pilots being unable to access their flight plans and thus forcing airlines to spend time filing those flight plans manually.   The problems were ... read more

(Rant alert: As you read this, keep in mind its being written 90 minutes into the steamy confines of our broken down train - and note I took the above picture) Apparently, train travel is such a new technology that the kinks are still being worked out.   But even in the short annals of  American rail history (okay, I'll end the sarcasm) New Jersey Transit is infamous for its subpar ... read more

Imagine if the entire city of Indianapolis couldn't be certain it would be able to get to where it needed to go that day.   We're talking every man, woman and child - about 800,000 people - having to be concerned daily about whether they would make it to work and school anywhere near the time they needed to be.  That's what's happening on New Jersey Transit more and more these days. The ... read more