Stories tagged "transportation"

To make his living, Peter Franklin drives a yellow cab in New York City. As he makes his way around the city, ferrying customers from point A to point B, Peter has a knack for getting people to talk on subjects as erudite as global economic indicators and domestic policy. Now he has turned those daily conversations into a report for BBC radio and other outlets around the world. He joins us now for his take on life in New York City.

For more from the Gabby Cabby, check out his website and the BBC series Up All Night .

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Seattle native Carla Saulter doesn't have a car, and her city doesn't have a subway, so she gets everywhere by bus. She says it's changed her life--for the better. Carla has become a transit advocate and writes the "Bus Chick" blog for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She joins The Takeaway to tell us how she's getting around in Seattle.

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How hard is it to get to the airport via public transportation? We hit the road in Atlanta, Denver, and New York to find out.

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President-elect Barack Obama will announce his selection of Republican Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood as his transportation secretary today. While LaHood will be the second Republican in Obama's cabinet, he is known as a moderate willing to work across party lines. But he has a weak record on the environment and hasn't been a mass transit advocate. Tanya Koonce, News Director of WCBU in Peoria, gives The Takeaway a briefing on her hometown congressman.

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Americans are driving less and less and Congress appears to be making plans to keep pace with the times and start expanding their funding of public transportation. The Transportation Department is asking for proposals to develop high-speed rail service along 10 corridors around the U.S. The Takeaway talks to Representative John Mica (R-FL), the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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The price of gas is dropping, but statistics show Americans are clocking fewer miles on the road.

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Tips on avoiding holiday travel horrors.

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Equipped with GPS, a humble shipping container reveals the story of the global economy.

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The first flight in over a week has finally landed in Thailand. BBC correspondent John Sudworth tells The Takeaway about the tumultuous events in Thailand.

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The busiest travel day of the year has come again. Whether you're paying $125 to check your bag, or traveling in the high speed family lane, according to Scott McCartney, this year you’re traveling in a way you’ve never traveled before. The author of The Middle Seat column in the Wall Street Journal, he speaks with The Takeaway about why you might be able to bring your mouthwash in your carry-on sooner than you think, and how incoming president Barack Obama might address the airline industry.

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View links related to this segment at Garry Golden's The Energy Roadmap blog »

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Investigators in Mexico have begun examining the black box flight recorder from a plane that crashed in Mexico City on Tuesday, killing at least 14, including Mexican interior minister, Juan Camilo Mouriño. As President Felipe Calderón's "strongman," he had been leading a government campaign against Mexico's powerful and violent drug gangs. The government says investigators had not found any signs of foul play so far.

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Financier Kirk Kerkorian is selling his stake in Ford Motor Co. — another piece of dismal news for the faltering auto industry. Could there be another federal bailout, this time for U.S. carmakers?

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In spite of high gas prices, people are still driving their cars. Car buying, however, is another story.

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Gas suppliers throughout the southeastern United States say refineries in the Gulf of Mexico are producing gas at a steady rate for the first time in nearly a month. But gas station owners and their customers are still feeling the pinch. LINKS: Reaction_to_gas_shortage_#1_(YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXqC1Zn9Tbc Reaction_to_gas_shortage_#2_(YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcPRmXQ1eZI Reaction_to_gas_shortage_#3_(YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5xAKnaCOiw

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