TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo News Links from Around the Web

ON TN:

It's Official: NYC Speed Limit Dropping to 25 (link)

Fulton Center To Open Next Month (link)

Are The Roads Becoming More Dangerous For Bike Riders? (link)

TUESDAY LINKS:

There will be an official announcement about New York City's bike share program this morning, and word is that the new owner could double the size of the system. (Real Deal)

Also happening today: the NTSB will release reports on five separate Metro-North incidents in a press conference at Grand Central. (NTSB)

And yesterday the MTA announced the hiring of its new chief safety officer. (WSJ)

Why the crowdsourced app Waze is so popular in Costa Rica: locals explain. “Most of our streets don’t have road names so a lot of the addresses end up being very much next to some kind of landmark associated with it, and that’s how we give directions.” (WaPo)

Virginia is removing a guardrail suspected of having a dangerous defect, and over a dozen other states are refusing to purchase and install them. (NYT)

Didn't get to ride a vintage NYC subway train in honor of the system's 110th birthday? The MTA has some great photos.

Amtrak ridership is up — a fact the railroad is touting, given that Congress is debating its funding. (The Hill)

A plane at LAX was delayed after a passenger picked up a Wi-Fi hotspot named "Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork." (KPCC)

Fry the friendly skies: airlines flirt with biofuels. (Modern Farmer)

Why rideshare will crush the traditional taxi industry in cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles. (ATC, What's the Fare)

Yes please: this windowless concept plane would let passengers see the skies around them as they fly. (Mashable)

North Korea is upgrading its Victory railroad line, with the financial support of Russia. (Railway Gazette)

OK Go's new video involves Honda's UNI-CUB, "which is like if a unicycle had a baby with a Segway." (Vulture)