Friendly forums for passionate Dems!
More than 93 million posts since 2001
Home Latest Greatest Videos Forums Hide ads Join up!
Home Latest Greatest
Videos Forums Help
Hide ads Join up!
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Related: About this forum
Start a new discussionStart discussion Subscribe to this forum (see My DU » Subscriptions)Subscribe Mark this forum as read (yellow icons will turn white)Mark as read Search this forum using Advanced SearchSearch forum You will no longer see this forum (see My DU > Trash Can)Trash forum Get forum information and statisticsAbout forum
This is a group, not a forum. Groups often serve as safe havens for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to a particular group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting in that group. For detailed information about this group and its purpose, click here.
Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Calgary’s soaring transit use suggests high ridership is possible even in sprawling cities 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2605
Detroit M-1 Rail: Moving Forward Together 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1630
Transit: land use is key 0 KamaAina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1718
Chicago McCormick Place Green Line Opening Delayed to Early 2015 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1977
Frustrations Mount With New Doubts About D.C.'s Streetcar Launch 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1610
D.C.: Metro's Funding Needs Run Up Against Local Budget Realities 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2046
Boston: MBTA Ridership Surpasses 37M For 1st Time 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 2 1782
Chicago CTA Ride the Rails: Red Line to Howard 4 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2652
Ride the Rails: Blue Line to O'Hare 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 4 1952
M-1 RAIL on time with completion of first phase of construction on Woodward Ave. in Downtown Detroit 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 1866
Confirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment 4 KamaAina Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2301
My pic of construction of the M1 light rail line in downtown Detroit ......... 2 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2681
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1404
Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1735
With no new rail tunnel on the horizon under the Hudson, New York faces a looming transport crisis 1 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2302
NYC Sets One-Day Subway Ridership Record 2 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1964
Detroit: M-1 Rail picks Czech Republic-based vendor to build custom streetcars 1 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2013
Amid Funding Fight, D.C. Cuts Streetcar System From 22 To 8 Miles 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1742
Why middle-class Americans can’t afford to live in liberal cities (xpost from GD) 2 KamaAina Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 2052
SF gas stations dwindle in real estate boom (xpost from Calif.) 0 KamaAina Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1982
Repairing Sandy Damaged Rail Tunnels Could Snarl Commute for Years 1 marmar Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1988
D.C.: Replacement Of Metro's Delay-Prone Old Rail Cars Delayed 0 marmar Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1820
Densely Populated Countries Could Find Food Independence With Vertical Floating Farms (xpost fr. GD) 4 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2573
With infill stations, older transit agencies extend their reach 0 marmar Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 2016
Public Transit Is Underfunded Because the Wealthy Don’t Rely on It 3 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2322
For Walkers and Cyclists, A Swedish Road-Planning Strategy Helps Save Lives 1 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 1992
How The Suburbs Got Poor 1 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2103
Nine years after Katrina, New Orleans’ public transit is still rebuilt for wealthy whites 0 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 8 1817
S.F. property owners to get tax break from creating urban farms 0 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1694
Man 3-D Prints Backyard Castle, Plans Two-Story House Next (xpost from GD) 13 KamaAina Aug 2014 Sep 2014 23 6996

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
For London, one Crossrail isn’t enough 1 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 2882
Self-Service Scooters are the Next Form of Communal Transportation in Paris? 0 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2119
Can Light Rail Be an Engine of Opportunity? The Twin Cities Story 4 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2981
Let’s make suburbs into cities: New urbanism, car culture and the future of community 2 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 2241
Chicago: Additional bus-on-shoulder service coming to Stevenson; possible some day on Edens 0 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1827
Measuring Metro's Performance: A Tight Squeeze Through The Rosslyn Bottleneck 1 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1917
How Your City’s Public Transit Stacks Up 2 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2038
The Case for Public Transportation, in Infographic Form 2 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 2063
Missoula buses will be 'zero fare' beginning Jan. 5 4 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 10 2164
Best Muni routes for seeing San Francisco 1 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1882
Construction underway on Detroit's light rail line 1 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1941
D.C. streetcar operator training begins this week 0 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1620
Paris Launched a Kid-Friendly Bike Share. Could the U.S. Be Next? 0 marmar Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1822
Scared of Biking in Traffic? These Cities Are Making It Safe 3 marmar Jul 2014 Jul 2014 4 2206
D.C.: Old Railcars Slow Down Metro Progress 0 marmar Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1785
China's incredible high-speed rail system 5 IronLionZion Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2908
$6 Rides for BART's Oakland Airport Connector 0 marmar Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2541
Public Works: Getting Paid to Bike to Work 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1667
America forgot about bikes. Now it needs them more than ever. 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2014 Jun 2014 4 2928
London is raising its congestion pricing charge 0 marmar Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1659
Streetcar Funding Slashed By D.C. Council 0 marmar Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1656
M-1 Rail on track for groundbreaking in Detroit 0 marmar May 2014 May 2014 1 1825
For D.C. Residents, Streetcar Return Will Pose Practical Challenges 0 marmar May 2014 May 2014 0 1641
NY: Clock ticking on Hudson crossings, Amtrak warns 4 marmar May 2014 May 2014 2 2369
Why bus rapid transit has stalled in Bay Area 1 marmar May 2014 May 2014 1 1761
LA Bike Week: Is cycling in Los Angeles getting any safer? 1 marmar May 2014 May 2014 0 1705
Is Effective Transit Possible in a Transit-Hostile City? 4 marmar May 2014 May 2014 2 2409
Orlando: SunRail Exceeding Ridership Expectations: Officials 0 marmar May 2014 May 2014 3 1821
Philadelphia: SEPTA to restore all-night subway service 1 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2799
First cuts to Metro Transit spread all over Seattle area 4 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2687

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Chicago: CTA: 16 buildings need to be razed for Belmont 'L' overpass 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2583
Huge "Big Boy" Steam Locomotive Coming Back to Life 5 Stuart G Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 3742
D.C.: Second Time's The Charm? Contractor To Submit Silver Line For Approval 1 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1736
Twin Cities: Southwest Corridor light-rail route gets green light 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1669
Los Angeles: Westside subway extension survives legal challenge by Beverly Hills 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1687
NY: G Train Faces Summer Shutdown 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1742
Silver Line Delays Holding Up Tysons Corner Development 3 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 2683
NY: Port Authority Wants to Build Bus Terminal Annex 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1981
Houston: Metro Sees Record-Breaking Spring Break Ridership 1 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 4 2114
New Study Demolishes Anti-Streetcar Arguments; Project Benefits Means It More than Pays for Itself 3 lowkell Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 9749
Recent Trends in Bus and Rail Ridership 3 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2793
Why More U.S. Cities Need to Embrace Bus-Rapid Transit 2 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2513
NY: Subway Ridership Hits 65-Year High 2 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2095
San Francisco Airport uses tech to meet runway safety standards. 0 Agschmid Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 4345
Maryland: Purple Line receives federal environmental approval, allowing condemnations to begin 0 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1914
NY: Congestion pricing plan gains actual momentum 0 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1732
Chicago: Task force: Create superagency for transit 0 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1658
D.C.: What's Delaying the Silver Line? Pull Up a Chair. 0 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1686
LA Times: Teaching new Metro riders the subway of doing things 2 marmar Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2034
Public Transportation Trends Expose Ecological, Economic and Social Crossroads 0 nxylas Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 2986
Latest Discussions»Issue Forums»Public Transportation and Smart Growth
Home | Latest Discussions | Greatest Discussions | Latest Videos | All Forums

About | Copyright | Privacy | Terms of service | Contact

In Memoriam

© 2001 - 2025 Democratic Underground, LLC. Thank you for visiting.