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Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1713
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 5956
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2168
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2103
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2526
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 12432
Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2418
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2098
TIFIA Loans Likely Skewed Towards New Road Projects 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1845
skytran 17 jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 8572
Cool pic: Clearing the way for the "T" after a monster snowstorm 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2170
Report: Midwest firms coupled to high-speed rail 4 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 2468
Fairfax fine-tuning bus plans for Silver Line 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1936
Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1916
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1946
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2903
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2774
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2027
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 5031
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2189
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2793
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1914
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2156
Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 3947
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2069
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2207
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2251

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Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2957
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2314
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2214
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2184
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2490
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1862
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2281
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2050
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 2821
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Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1895
The opportunities and dangers of incomplete bus rapid transit 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1934
Toronto: TTC signs up for Presto fare card 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1906
Why New York City has a second-tier bus system 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3304
Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 1920
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2282
MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2260
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2093
Transit as a city's bloodstream: the video 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2207
How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3595
Judge refuses to halt progress of California high-speed rail 0 Eugene Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2095
Toronto Star: Toronto diminishes its future by killing Jarvis bike lanes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1971
(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 4828
Density Toronto: Why the skyscrapers on steroids? 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1893
A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1962
Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists 1 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2465
Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2170
Chicago: Riders divided on CTA bench seats 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 4211
Density in Toronto: Portrait of a community growing up — fast 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2033
Major tourist bus route on England's south coast gets temporary reprieve 0 nxylas Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1863

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion Pricing 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1871
The world's longest bus seats 256 people 13 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 10189
Toronto transit for sale: Private operators are accountable to shareholders, not riders 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1832
We all think we're in traffic, not that we are traffic. 2 phantom power Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2233
This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1816
Transit stop not in walking distance? Try this cool new electric skateboard! 4 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 3581
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metrocard 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1923
Urban designers are from Mars, transit planners are from Venus 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1977
What the BART map should have looked like 6 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 3978
Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2014
Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go? 5 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6204
China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2211
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2014
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1913
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2157
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2497
Money Grab: How Can Cities Recapture Investment In Public Infrastructure? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2335
MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2119
New York MTA: Suburban Passengers Get $7 Per Ride, Subway Riders, A Buck 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2873
Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2378
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