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U.S. bullet train proposals shun public funds, favor private cash 2 Eugene May 2016 Jun 2016 1 1971
Bicyclists behavior -- a question 10 unc70 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 3 2967
With Metrorail SafeTrack Under Way, Arlington County, Virginia, Sees Huge Increases In Cyclists 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1478
Almost 75% Of D.C. Metro Riders Expecting Transitpocalypse, Survey Says 1 marmar Jun 2016 Jun 2016 2 1838
Gotthard tunnel: World's longest and deepest rail tunnel opens in Switzerland 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 Jun 2016 9 1894
Tax push for $4.6 billion Detroit area transit plan begins 0 marmar Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1634
The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of "jaywalking" 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 9 2551
Virginia: Construction of Roanoke's Amtrak platform expected to start this fall, state says 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 0 1716
Amtrak Trains Fight to Go First 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 4 4380
L.A. Metro and City of Los Angeles to Officially Launch Bike Sharing in Downtown Los Angeles 0 marmar May 2016 May 2016 0 1694
California - Hyperloop Transportation says it cracked 760mph travel with magnets 3 kristopher May 2016 May 2016 10 2293
The Big Sell: Making People Care About Infrastructure Repair 5 marmar May 2016 May 2016 5 2045
LA-area light rail now reaches from distant suburbs to sea (xpost from CA group) 0 KamaAina May 2016 May 2016 3 1583
Superblocks to the rescue: Barcelona’s plan to give streets back to residents 0 Ghost Dog May 2016 May 2016 2 1648
Come L or High Water: Sandy Damage Leaves MTA With Tough Choice 2 marmar May 2016 May 2016 0 1935
Frequent service, not escalator access, is what attracts transit users 2 marmar May 2016 May 2016 3 1839
Fight Climate Change, One Bus Ride at a Time 1 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 1786
Why some suburbs are trying to be more like cities 4 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 2094
DC Metro will shut down sections of lines for year-long subway repair work 7 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 0 3446
U.S. 'seriously' considered shutting down DC subway system 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 4 1604
The Absurd Primacy of the Automobile in American Life 10 KamaAina Apr 2016 May 2016 10 3258
San Francisco: Muni experiments with a double-stop routine to speed things up 2 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 2110
More woes for the Washington Metro 0 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 1395
Boston: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the MBTA's Operations Control Center 0 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 1782
Brooklyn subway fix could derail real estate boom in New York hipster capital 2 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 2396
San Francisco: $260 Million Bailout Approved for Transbay Transit Center 1 marmar May 2016 May 2016 1 1634
Bogota’s Bus Rapid Transit System Eyed By U.S. Urban Planners 3 marmar Mar 2016 May 2016 0 3530
Detroit: M-1 Rail Center Debut Marks Milestone for QLINE 1 marmar May 2016 May 2016 5 3216
For faster train travel, Amtrak wants to fix railway bottlenecks in Maryland 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 1 1971
NTSB cites ‘ineffective inspection and maintenance practices’ as causes of fatal 2015 Metro smoke... 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1502

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U.S. court says Amtrak has too much power over freight carriers 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1872
Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? (xpost from GD) 6 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2162
DC: Metrobus drivers caught speeding, running red lights and ignoring stop signs 2 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1745
Which riders matter? 0 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 5 1607
Denver's new airport train starts service 1 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1782
Chicago: U.S. Senate Panel Backs $100M for Red, Purple Line Revamp 0 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1757
Santa Monica, CA, awaiting the Expo Line's launch 1 left-of-center2012 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1535
Rail safety official: Maintenance problems plague Northeast Corridor 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1801
Transit systems eye Uber, Lyft for savings on the disabled 0 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1422
San Francisco: $260 Million Bailout in Works for Troubled Transit Center Project 2 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1872
You’ve got $50 billion for transit. Now how should you spend it? 3 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1936
Amtrak passenger service on track for rail service across Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Orlando 12 KamaAina Mar 2016 Apr 2016 3 4479
Delays May Derail Stimulus Funding for Amtrak Railcars 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1822
A Massachusetts state legislator has a big idea to ease the urban rent crisis (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1794
FRA Announces $25 Million Available for Positive Train Control Implementation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1767
SEPTA eyes new locomotives, station renewal in $548.6 million capital budget 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1517
When a railroad almost built a PTC system 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 Apr 2016 4 2207
Once seniors are too old to drive, our transportation system totally fails them 2 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 6 1846
How Can Portland Brace for Its Population Boom? 1 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 3188
Mississauga (Ontario) Moves to Make Transit Competitive With the Car 1 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1957
Detroit: M-1 Rail on track to wrap up construction by 2017 0 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2143
NYC's Newest Subway Station Is Leaking 1 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2350
Port Authority's Grand Compromise Yields New Bus Terminal, and Tensions 0 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2081
How Can Transit Compete With the Coming Onslaught of Driverless Cars? 3 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2542
Port Authority Pledges Billions for Airport Upgrades and New Bus Terminal. 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2426
Transpod's dream: Hyperloop high-speed travel between cities 1 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2093
Ambitious new park to change the face of Singapore 1 KamaAina Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2226
Man accused of jamming cellphone signal on CTA held on $10,000 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2348
Judge Allows California High-Speed Rail Project to Proceed 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 10 2099
Uber teams with Florida city on public transit test 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2185

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Long Island Railroad's Snowstorm Postmortem: We Need Better Technology — And Communication Skills 1 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2162
MBTA: Report Confirms Operator at Fault for Runaway Train 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1856
DC Streetcar begins operations, no Sunday service 0 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1789
L.A. Expo Line Phase II to open May 20 to Santa Monica Pier 1 MisterP Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1657
How to make expensive cities affordable for everyone again (xpost from CA group) 0 KamaAina Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1476
California high-speed rail's first leg to connect Central and Silicon valleys 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 7 1827
Paris Metro - Full Tour Of The Paris, France, Metro System. Métro de Paris 1 marmar Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1677
NYC to fund $2.5 billion Brooklyn-Queens light rail via bond issue 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1543
San Francisco: Mission Street and Muni Lines Set for Transformation 2 marmar Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1700
Chicago: Record Number of Riders Take 'L,' But Bus Use Slips in 2015, CTA Says 0 marmar Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1872
Plans for a streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens could hit a roadblock 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1764
Here's how Houston boosted mass transit ridership by improving service without spending a dime 2 KamaAina Jan 2016 Feb 2016 3 2190
Why Historic Preservation Districts Should Be a Thing of the Past (xpost from GD) 1 KamaAina Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1827
Suburban office parks are dying because young people don't want to drive there 10 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 8 3559
Transport for London's contactless future 0 nxylas Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1994
D.C.: Metro turnaround a top priority for area Congress members 0 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1600
New York's Cuomo backs Penn Station refurb, promises $22 billion for upstate 3 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2140
Alabama's sad transit system 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Jan 2016 4 1788
Las Vegas: Light Rail Presented as Best Option to Connect Strip, Airport, Downtown 1 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1899
Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2016 0 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2285
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