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Madison: Metro unveils plans for bus rapid transit 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2317
More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2311
Ridership on LA's Expo Line is steadily increasing -- and it doesn't seem to be impacting bus use 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 4 2369
Chicago's commuter rail may fold the cost of Wi-Fi access into monthly rail fare packages 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2646
National Train Day, May 11 - 0 pinto May 2013 May 2013 2 2010
The Pittsburgh Area Has Light Rail — But Can You Find It? 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2341
Mumbai's Metro rail service to begin in September 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2941
D.C.'s First Streetcars Roll in For Testing 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2572
NYC Subway Delays Up Last Year, Even Before Sandy 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2927
Philadelphia: Study Says SEPTA is Strapped 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2734
Miami-Dade Transit installs info monitors for Metrorail commuters 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2146
Twin Cities: 'Dan Patch moratorium' bans talk of south metro commuter rail 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3104
NY: BoltBus Eyes Nassau, More Rush-Hour Routes 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2531
Thousands rode RTD's new light rail line from Denver to Golden Saturday 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 8 2459
Gas stations are vanishing from Washington’s inner suburbs 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2081
San Francisco: Bids to Build Central Subway are $100 Million Over City's Estimates 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2685
Metro says it will not operate troubled Silver Spring hub 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2093
SF: How crowded will your BART train be? 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 3730
Detroit: M1 Rail project gets final OK from federal government 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3896
Chicago Hell Commute, Round II 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2486
Suburban bus use climbs across Washington region 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1968
The armpit tube map and other ideas 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3846
Utah Transit Authority’s airport TRAX line open to public 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2208
Michigan: Amtrak's ridership up on Wolverine line 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3904
Charlotte: Streetcar Plan Slows 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2245
New Chicago Plan: Pedestrians Come First 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2330
Plan to extend No. 7 subway from NYC to New Jersey could be back on track 6 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 4804
Twin Cities: Expanding mass transit in east metro is a fight to catch up 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1914
London: Docklands Light Railway breaks ridership record 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3275
Copenhagen: Light rail touted as cure for city's congestion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2041

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Penn Station vs Madison Square Garden 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2910
100 Busiest Train Stations in the World (all but a few are in Japan) 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 8066
What Drives Us? Car Sharing Reflects Cultural Shift 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1869
After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2058
Chicago: CTA seeks to improve underground wireless coverage 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1921
National Train Day, May 11 2 pinto Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2257
Toronto: Streetcar shortage looms 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2257
Americans Are Driving Less 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 7 2542
DC: Capital Bikeshare set a record Saturday — and is embarking upon a major expansion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2127
Maryland County Approves Millions More for Troubled Transit Center 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1820
Quelle Surprise !!!: A small group of suburban voters defeated the LA County transit tax extension 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2385
MARTA bucks national trend: Ridership keeps falling 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2597
SF: Who gets hit by Muni switchbacks? It's mostly low-income and outer neighborhoods 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1954
Denver: RTD's W light-rail line builds steam toward a late-April opening 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2484
The NYC Subway's indestructable rats 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2943
Contractor Responds to Reported Defects In Silver Spring Transit Center 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2237
Why Berlin’s transit system rocks 9 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4278
Most signaled intersections are unsafe for pedestrians, here's why 18 CreekDog Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 10324
Massachusetts Plan Starts Small for Big Upgrade to Rail System 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2353
Sometimes, getting off the train isn't so easy....... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2120
In Many Markets, Rail Beats or Competes With Air Travel 7 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3782
Judge Rules No ID Required to Ride NYC Subway 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 11 2338
At 40 Years, San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Still Struggles for Traction 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2671
San Francisco set to push transit benefits for commuters 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1998
Is Toronto’s condo boom causing too much density? 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2785
Teabaggers unite to oppose mass transit expansion in the Indianapolis area 8 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 3619
Maryland’s Future Transit Hub “Severely Compromised” by Construction Errors 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2137
Nation's Public Transportation Infrastructure Receives "D" Grade 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2174
Following Public Pressure, Metro Will Add More Bus Service to DC’s Busiest Corridor 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2200
Be nice to your bus driver today....... 5 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 3231

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Can passenger railways curb road-traffic externalities? – Empirical evidence 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2347
Toronto: TTC’s new streetcar takes early morning maiden voyage down Bathurst St. 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2609
Fascinating presentation from the DOT rail forum, inc. air/rail market share in select markets..... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2045
Urban Planning Goes Digital in Spanish 'Smart City' 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2242
Montreal: Software collapse behind lunch-hour shutdown of métro system 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2094
DC’s Metro Takes Silver Line Plans to the People 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2131
Atlanta: Lawmakers make step toward privatization at MARTA 5 marmar Feb 2013 Mar 2013 2 3054
Post-Sandy Repairs To NYC Subway Will Cause Years Of Disruption 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2366
London's Calling.......bicyclists 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4604
Commuters give up the 'ball and chain' 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 9 2401
"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2413
BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1940
Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1814
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 6382
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2283
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2224
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2625
Here is a paper I have been working on in regards to the Growth and decline of Streetcars in the USA 17 happyslug Dec 2011 Feb 2013 2 13022
Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2554
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2235
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