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LIRR doomsday budget could delay fixing gaps
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority's doomsday budget would delay completion of the Long Island Rail Road's efforts to fix dangerous gaps between platforms and train cars by as much as two years by cutting the number of workers on the project,...Tags: Helena Williams, Hillary Clinton, Long Island Rail Road, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Budgets and Budgeting
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Three airports opening runways in reeling economy
Of The Associated PressAlarm in the aviation industry over a projected 10 percent drop in domestic flights this winter didn't derail plans to open multimillion-dollar runways at three U.S. airports Thursday. Despite global economic woes that have fewer people taking to the...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., O'Hare, Emergency Planning, Seattle, Air Transportation Industry
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Gloomy economy expected to take its toll on Thanksgiving travel
The gloomy economy is thwarting many Californians' holiday travel plans, as fewer are expected to take trips during the Thanksgiving weekend, mirroring a national decline in holiday travel. Statewide, about 5.2 million people will travel over the...Tags: Holiday Vacations, California, Thanksgiving, Automotive Equipment, JetBlue
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3 US airports opening new runways amid global economic woes, drop in domestic flights
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ Alarm in the aviation industry over a projected 10 percent drop in domestic flights this winter didn't derail plans to open multimillion-dollar runways at three U.S. airports Thursday. Despite global economic woes that have fewer people...Tags: American Airlines, Inc., O'Hare, Emergency Planning, Seattle, Air Transportation Industry
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Traveling just got cheaper for the holidays
Detroit Free PressWill we still be going to Grandma's? Whether Americans will travel for the holidays these next seven weeks is anybody's guess. With gasoline prices plummeting, travelers have suddenly lost their excuse not to visit grumpy Uncle Herbert in Paducah. At...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Petroleum Industry, Hawaii, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry
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LAX expects 14% drop in Thanksgiving holiday passengers
LAX officials say the busy holiday airline travel season will see a slump this year. A troubled economy and fewer seats and flights will mean that fewer passengers will pack their bags and fly into and out of Los Angeles this Thanksgiving holiday,...Tags: Public Holidays, Holiday Vacations, Thanksgiving, Trips and Vacations, George Bush
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Families get own airport security lane
247-4744Families trying to juggle small children and luggage, people with limited mobility and others who must carry more than 3 ounces of liquid should have smoother sailing at the nation's airports this holiday season. Days before the Thanksgiving holiday,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Thanksgiving, Air Transportation Industry, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Transportation
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Local airports add security lines for families
757-247-4744Families trying to juggle small children and luggage, as well as people who require more than three ounces of medication, will have their own security line at the nation's airports beginning today. As the holiday travel season begins, travelers at the...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Pharmaceuticals, Trips and Vacations, Transportation Industry, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Thanksgiving air travel expected to drop 10%
The slumping economy is keeping Americans closer to home for Thanksgiving as travel by planes and automobiles is expected to drop for the first time in six years. Penny-pinching travelers are expected to find cheaper alternatives such as trains and buses...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Condos and Houses, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), Tourism and Leisure Industry, Transportation
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Two bus lanes planned for U.S. 441 west of Boca Raton
South Florida Sun-SentinelRight now, U.S. 441 west of Boca Raton is a six-lane, congested road, a main thoroughfare for gated communities and retail outlets. Transportation officials are hoping to transform it into a major mass-transit corridor, with lanes set aside for buses....Tags: Boca Raton, Colleges and Universities, Miami-Dade County, Transportation, Broward County
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Evidence suggests commuters are abandoning transit habit
On Thursday, Dan Hawes got into his car in Pasadena and braced himself for the drive to his job in Santa Monica. Hoping to avoid the dreaded Santa Monica Freeway, he instead headed west on the 134, which was bad, to the 101, which was worse. The 405,...Tags: California, Road Transportation, Koreatown, Santa Monica, Transportation
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Life in the HOT lane
Imagine yourself zipping to work in the left lane of the tollway during rush hour, while other drivers slog along in heavy traffic in the other three. That's the draw of the high-occupancy toll—or HOT—lanes the Illinois tollway board is...Tags: California, Road Transportation, Transportation, Prices, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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