TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo News Links from Around the Web

ON TN:

First Look: The MTA's 2015-2019 Capital Program (link)

Video: Green Space and Art Anchor the New #7 Train Subway Station (link)

NYC Council Votes to Fine Hit-and-Run Drivers (link)

D.C. Police Crack Down On Bicycling Violations (link)

WEDNESDAY LINKS:

One solution to the “dystopian hellscape where cyclists pedal lawless through the streets,” could be more bike riding among “the apoplectic anti-bike crowd.”  You know, to relieve stress. (The Week) 

Or maybe the real transit hellscape is the New York City subway system, which is, according to one visitor, “the work of a sadist, cooked up in a fever dream and delivered with a flourish and an unhinged grin.” (The Guardian)

It’s hyperbole day in transit news: “Not since the Battle of the Somme has such little space been the subject of such intense conflict” – the four inches that you get, or lose, when someone reclines their airplane seat. (Slate)

For streetcars to be viable urban transit, they need their own dedicated lane. Like a new line in Seattle. (CityLab)

Some toll workers in New Jersey may take a pay cut to save their jobs from privatization (NJ.com)

Can license plate readers be used to increase traffic safety? The Department of Transportation wants to find out. (GCN) 

Ferrari is recalling its flashy 458 sports car because of problems with the latch that opens the truck from the inside. Which, of course, is "meant to be used if you're ever trapped in there." (NPR)

Chicago's transit system is letting more bikes onto its trains. It turns out, “there is a growing population of commuters out there who enjoy their bikes." (Chicago Tribune)

You can get an “incredible” fake ID over the Internet for $150, manufactured in China and “smuggled into this country by high-tech forgery rings.” (CBS Chicago)

A car rental company that offers only silver Audis just got a fresh round of investment. (Forbes) 

Installing wifi on a plane is harder than you think. (Jalopnik)