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Massachusetts Plan Starts Small for Big Upgrade to Rail System 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2187
Sometimes, getting off the train isn't so easy....... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1961
In Many Markets, Rail Beats or Competes With Air Travel 7 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3365
Judge Rules No ID Required to Ride NYC Subway 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 11 2151
At 40 Years, San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Still Struggles for Traction 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2409
San Francisco set to push transit benefits for commuters 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1829
Is Toronto’s condo boom causing too much density? 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2546
Teabaggers unite to oppose mass transit expansion in the Indianapolis area 8 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 3157
Maryland’s Future Transit Hub “Severely Compromised” by Construction Errors 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1950
Nation's Public Transportation Infrastructure Receives "D" Grade 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1992
Following Public Pressure, Metro Will Add More Bus Service to DC’s Busiest Corridor 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1982
Be nice to your bus driver today....... 5 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2903
Can passenger railways curb road-traffic externalities? – Empirical evidence 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2184
Toronto: TTC’s new streetcar takes early morning maiden voyage down Bathurst St. 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2383
Fascinating presentation from the DOT rail forum, inc. air/rail market share in select markets..... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1883
Urban Planning Goes Digital in Spanish 'Smart City' 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2091
Montreal: Software collapse behind lunch-hour shutdown of métro system 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1942
DC’s Metro Takes Silver Line Plans to the People 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1966
Atlanta: Lawmakers make step toward privatization at MARTA 5 marmar Feb 2013 Mar 2013 2 2750
Post-Sandy Repairs To NYC Subway Will Cause Years Of Disruption 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2071
London's Calling.......bicyclists 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4371
Commuters give up the 'ball and chain' 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 9 2188
"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2135
BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1771
Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1666
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 5587
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2110
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2048
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2474
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 11428

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2343
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2021
TIFIA Loans Likely Skewed Towards New Road Projects 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1789
skytran 17 jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 8027
Cool pic: Clearing the way for the "T" after a monster snowstorm 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2101
Report: Midwest firms coupled to high-speed rail 4 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 2373
Fairfax fine-tuning bus plans for Silver Line 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1883
Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1848
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1895
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2820
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2612
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1952
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 4957
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2115
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2696
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1863
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2080
Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 3836
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2008
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2133
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2189
Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2844
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2259
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2145
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2098
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2436
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1805
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2216
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1990
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 2758

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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MUST SEE VIDEO: Airplanes landing in a Timely Fashion 8 Agschmid Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 4026
Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1837
The opportunities and dangers of incomplete bus rapid transit 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1887
Toronto: TTC signs up for Presto fare card 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1838
Why New York City has a second-tier bus system 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3219
Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 1858
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2177
MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2167
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2035
Transit as a city's bloodstream: the video 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2139
How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3543
Judge refuses to halt progress of California high-speed rail 0 Eugene Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2008
Toronto Star: Toronto diminishes its future by killing Jarvis bike lanes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1921
(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 4675
Density Toronto: Why the skyscrapers on steroids? 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1832
A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1871
Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists 1 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2386
Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2066
Chicago: Riders divided on CTA bench seats 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 4121
Density in Toronto: Portrait of a community growing up — fast 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1973
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