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State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment 5 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 5 2808
Why can't America have high-speed trains? (xpost from GD) 4 KamaAina May 2015 May 2015 3 2090
NJ Transit Considers 9 Percent Fare Hike, Service Cuts 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1731
Detroit: New Regional Transit Plan to Connect Major Cities Across 4 Counties 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1610
Why Chicago Needs More Transit-Oriented Developments 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1607
Cool time-lapse video of the rebuild of a Toronto intersection and streetcar tracks..... 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1748
Seattle to Buildings: Give Tenants Transit Passes, Not Parking Spots (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina May 2015 May 2015 3 1426
Detroit: RTA to unveil regional mass transit planning effort on Tuesday 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 2152
Obama Administration To Trans-Hudson Tunnel Stakeholders: Get it Together 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 3 1937
How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 6 2216
Lessons From Toronto: Density Transforms, Brings Challenges 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1559
Transportation emerges as crucial to escaping poverty 0 nxylas May 2015 May 2015 2 2421
Bikes vs Cars: why it’s war between cyclists and drivers on city streets 3 marmar May 2015 May 2015 5 1881
Have we really reached 'peak car'? 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1676
Chicago CTA: A Farewell to the 2400 Series Railcar 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1861
Amtrak to open IT center in Atlanta this summer 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 5 1893
Free the Buses: Riders Say Transit Is a Human Right 1 marmar Apr 2015 May 2015 4 1698
Newark Airtrain, Only 19 Years Old, Is Too Shoddy To Fix 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 2 1834
Chicago: CTA Moves Ahead on Plan to Modernize Red, Purple Lines 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1738
Detroit-area transit agencies consider single fare card 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1798
Long Beach Transit Agrees to Purchase Electric Buses 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1567
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1283
BART has issued a Crowded Car Survival Guide. 4 KamaAina Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2098
The wreck of the Exposition Flyer, April 25, 1946 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 3453
On this day in 1983, the Rio Grande Zephyr made its final run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2321
Roundabouts: Contentious Intersections Inspire Rage, Relief 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1665
San Francisco: Muni’s New Buses of the Future 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2369
Deliberately Trespassing on Live Metro Tracks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1518
Why Can't America Have Great Trains? 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2812
Japan: Maglev Train Breaks Own Speed Record 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1985

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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NYC Subway Ridership Grows to Highest Point in 65 Years 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1924
Detroit: M-1 Rail Construction Shifts to Campus Martius 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1682
Amtrak pen trumps Freedom of Information Act sword 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1762
BART Tackles Growing Suicide Problem 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1626
WMATA's first 7000-series train to debut on Blue Line 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1705
Broadening the city through a universal fare card 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1893
Proposals to Eliminate Federal Funding Result in 43 Percent Cut in Public Transit and Would Cost U.S 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1463
When American transit agencies ignore the world’s move to open gangways 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1621
This is what a 'socialist' mayor does for the citizens. Thanks Ann Hidalgo! 4 Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2395
Couple Converts Flatbed Truck Into Their Dream Country Home 1 KamaAina Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 1940
Millennials Move to Mass Transit -- WaPo 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 11 1891
New York: 7 Train to West Side Will Open at Some Point 3 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1806
Washington DC: Metro's First 7000-Series Train to Debut April 14 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1549
China's Hydrogen-Powered Future Starts in Trams, Not Cars 5 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2685
Record 10.8 Billion Trips Taken On U.S. Public Transportation In 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1539
Georgia: $1 Billion for Roads, Not a Dime for Transit 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1630
Chicago Transit Riders Warned to Brace for Possible Service Cuts, Fare Hikes 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1731
Chicago: Zero Explosives, 1 Arrest and 2.6K Bags Checked by Cops at CTA Stations 1 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1837
400 tickets for 1-day return of Winter Park ski train sell out in 12 hours 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 3181
These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers (GD) 1 KamaAina Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1850
Chicago: CTA to double speed of some downtown buses that crawl at 3 mph 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1952
Twin Cities: U.S. Bank Provides Funding for St. Paul Green Line Apartments 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1661
FRA launches crossing safety campaign, schedules trespassing prevention workshop 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1554
Seattle: Sound Transit Reaches Record Ridership in 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1647
"Transit Revolution": Will Los Angeles Become Gentrification Ground Zero? 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2224
Double-decker bus gives Stanford commuters a fresh perspective 2 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1826
San Francisco residents relying less on private automobiles 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1674
Massachusetts: Delays, Crowding, Tension Persist for Locals Using MBTA Commuter Rail 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1652
A Vacant Lot In Wyoming Will Become One Of The World's First Vertical Farms (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1750
Detroit: Grand Rapids Silver Line Offers Model For Woodward BRT Service 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1592

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Boston: Scott Says 'at Least' 30 Days Needed to Get T on Track 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1750
Chicago: Study Says CTA Attracts More Haters on Twitter Than Other Transit Agencies 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1959
Boston-Area Public Transit System Tested During Snowstorms 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1930
Milwaukee City Council OKs streetcar plan 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1620
Chicago: CTA Blue Line Upgrade Gets $120M Infusion From Feds 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2187
DOT Warns of Dystopian Future For Transportation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1908
Amtrak to invest $12 million in major renovation of Chicago's Union Station 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 2075
Downtown Living Doesn't Stop for Storms 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 2028
M-1 Rail construction to ramp up this year in Detroit 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 2019
NY: MTA Had Plan to Keep Subways Running Despite Heavy Snow 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1889
Seattle's Pronto Cycle Share puts rental bikes around town at swipe, go stations 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1707
For LaGuardia, an AirTrain that will save almost no one any time 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1948
Suburban Chicago: Pace Unveils $2.3B Rapid Transit Network Plan 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2463
NY: Subway Fare Going Up 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1951
Cuomo to Call for an AirTrain to LaGuardia 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1958
Toronto Mayor John Tory’s welcome reverse on transit exposes his flank 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1813
Charlotte Streetcar Opening Delayed Until June 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1808
SF Mayor Announces Major Expansion of Muni Light Rail Fleet 2 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 2447
Washington DC: 1 dead, dozens hurt after Metro car fills with smoke 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1664
NYC subways slowly upgrading from 1930s-era technology 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 1878
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