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Public Transportation Trends Expose Ecological, Economic and Social Crossroads 0 nxylas Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2990
Chicago: CTA set to put all fares under Ventra 1 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 1887
Record 10.7 Billion Trips Taken On U.S. Public Transportation In 2013 0 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 1778
Amtrak's California Zephyr returns to Denver Union Station 8 Agschmid Mar 2014 Mar 2014 10 5262
Did you hear about monorail cat? 0 Agschmid Mar 2014 Mar 2014 5 2195
Chicago: Metra looks to lease rail cars from other states 1 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2607
Roger Penske touts M-1 Rail project as Detroit's 'home-run project' 1 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2255
The battle for mass transit’s soul: How will tomorrow’s greatest cities travel? 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1669
Recent Storms and Major Development Could Revive Discussion of State Money for MARTA (audio link) 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1627
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1472
Northeast LA Getting LA's First Bike-Friendly Business District 1 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1786
D.C. Metro Chief: If You Want More Service, We Need More Money 1 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1939
Fancy, Futuristic Touch-Screen Subway Maps Have Arrived 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1860
Civic Group Proposes Closing Parts of 20 Chicago Streets 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1705
Bus riders frozen out as fight over snow removal leaves many NJ Transit stops packed in ice 1 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1901
Atlanta: MARTA GM: Rail system would ideally be double its size 3 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 2106
NY: New Tappan Zee Bridge: Report details bus rapid transit 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1730
Florida: Campaign Pushing to 'Greenlight' Pinellas Mass Transit Tax 2 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2374
Houston: Contaminated Soil Sinks Metro Underpass Plans for Green Line 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1840
WaPo: Contractor says Silver Line is complete; MWAA now has 15 days to decide 1 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1890
San Francisco: Pedestrian death nothing new on perilous Sunset Boulevard 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 1919
Revisiting an N train extension to Laguardia 2 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2522
UK: Cornwall and parts of Devon could be without rail links to London for a while 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1767
'Transit deserts' in Chicago region's mass transit system: report 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2197
Why Super Bowl Transit Math Didn't Add Up 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1882
Kansas City Council Gives Green Light to Plans for Larger Streetcar Taxing District 1 marmar Jan 2014 Feb 2014 0 2037
As 'mass transit' Super Bowl nears, more disabled trains and delays 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2489
Mass. Holds Hearings On $12B Transportation Spending Plan 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2321
CA Gov Jerry Brown asks state Supreme Court to intervene on high-speed rail 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1960
Twin Cities: Metro Transit reports ridership gain for fourth year in a row 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1638

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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"It's Hard to Say" if U.S. Bike Share Systems Will Survive Bixi's Bankruptcy -- Reporter 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2198
Google bus backlash: S.F. to impose fees on tech shuttles 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2148
Bankruptcy of Bike Share Company Will Not Immediately Affect Systems in U.S. Cities 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1889
Los Angeles: Metro breaks ground on $2-billion Crenshaw light-rail line 3 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2114
Cross Posted - Slow Motion Shots Capture Public Transit Like You've Never Seen. 2 Agschmid Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 2392
NY: Unspent MetroCard Money Means Millions for M.T.A. 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1872
Chicago: Pain before gain on Blue Line renovation project 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2109
Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2014 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1828
D.C.: Silver Line's Final Safety Testing Scheduled for End of This Month 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2117
Watch China’s 1,000 High-Speed Trains in Action 5 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 15 2547
Mass.: Governor Patrick’s down payments on a transit legacy 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1928
NYC: Water Main Break Causes Major Subway Delays 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1924
Best Bus Rapid Transit Systems in major world cities (video) 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 3914
Charlotte: Light-Rail Construction for Blue Line Extension to Begin in March 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2507
Cute Tokyo Metro posters remind commuters to behave 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2079
Polar Biking: Capital Bikeshare Ridership Surges Despite Frigid Temps 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1587
London congestion charge expected to rise by at least 15% 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1797
S.F. to charge operators of tech commuter buses 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1713
Twin Cities: Southwest light-rail gripe session stirs some anger 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1969
Lawmaker seeks to halt bond sales for California high-speed rail 2 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2115
D.C. Metro Unveils New Rail Cars 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 3635
After four decades, Delta's DC-9 jets make final landing 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2100
D.C. Metro Awards $184 Million Contract For Open Payment System 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1730
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1441
Could Tesla-style batteries be used to power trains? 5 KamaAina Dec 2013 Jan 2014 2 2534
Will Boston's new mayor-elect make good on his campaign promise of late-night T service? 2 marmar Nov 2013 Jan 2014 2 1981
A 137-Mile ‘Cycling Utopia’ Floating Above London’s Rail Lines 6 TBF Jan 2014 Jan 2014 14 3902
Chicago: Ventra flaws cost CTA $1.2 million in free rides 1 marmar Dec 2013 Jan 2014 1 2071
Houston's new Metro North line ridealong (video) 3 marmar Dec 2013 Jan 2014 0 2071
New hybrid taxicabs for London 8 BlueStreak Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2933

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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D.C.: Metro considers building ‘inner loop’ of new stations to ease congestion in system’s core 3 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2594
Chicago: CTA News in Review - November 2013 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1879
Taxi of Tomorrow is Toast... 0 Agschmid Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2119
Finally! ...... Amtrak trains in the Midwest to get WiFi 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2234
TX: Commuters embrace Arlington’s experiment with public transportation 2 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1957
First long Flexity Berlin tram delivered 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1908
D.C. Streetcar To Make Long-Awaited First Appearance 5 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 6796
The Forecast Calls for Gridlock: D.C. Planners Say Transit Investment a Must 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1616
Atlanta: Pee at your own peril in MARTA elevators 2 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2119
To Vote or Not to Vote? Metro Vancouver Ponders Transit Referendum 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1668
NY Daily News: The case for bus rapid transit 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1619
LA Times: Buses are their route to a brighter future 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1601
Public Transit Is Underfunded Because the Wealthy Don’t Rely on It 4 KamaAina Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 2566
What’s the Deal With San Francisco’s 11-Year Bus Rapid Transit Project? 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2323
Fear & Zoning At Mt. Sinai: A One Act Play 0 phantom power Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1732
Mark Warner: Metro's Silver Line Delays Are Costing Millions, and Annoying Commuters 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 3173
Toronto: Five biggest transit myths 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1691
Charles Barkley is new at this whole public transit thing...... 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2026
L.A.'s airport train that doesn't go to the airport 1 marmar Aug 2013 Dec 2013 1 2289
BART considers charging peak-hour premiums 6 KamaAina Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2616
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