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To Immediate Controversy, Toronto Unveils Potential Revenue Sources for $34 Billion in New Transit 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2950
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This message was self-deleted by its author 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2830
Chicago: Changes Follow Criticism of CTA's Ventra Card Plan 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2066
The Evolution of Moscow's Subway Maps 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 10 4374
Creative ways to avoid paying bus fare in Australia 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2512
L.A. Metro board approves Leimert Park subway station 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3827
Washington DC: Metro moves to modernize fare-collection system 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2362
Lawmakers form public transit caucus 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1775
Driving Is Dropping In The U.S. 4 marmar May 2013 May 2013 3
CA: BART to Decide on Relaxed Rules for Bikes on Trains 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2169
WA: Party Lines Blur at Transportation Rally 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2148
Maryland: Capital Area Commuters Increasingly Relying on Transit 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2307
Minnesota: Status-quo transportation bill disappoints transit advocates 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2094
How Silver Spring’s transit center plan grew into a fiasco 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1994
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California County Details How Transit Cuts Harm Health 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2262
Chicago: 'So far, so good' on first weekday of Red Line shutdown 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 1991
Twin Cities: Hiawatha Line renamed Blue Line 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3311
Chicago: Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2233
NY: PATH/Fail: The Story of the World's Most Expensive Train Station 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3594
London: Animated fly-through of proposed Crossrail 2 routes 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2124
As Millennials Shun Cars, Boston Rethinks Its Transportation System 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 3

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Charlotte: City officials tout South End as model for rail-oriented development 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1954
The daily commute,You gotta be kidding. 6 jambo101 May 2013 May 2013 6 2871
Hamilton vs NYC: Managing the Streets 0 Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 May 2013 0
Maryland: Those in Purple Line path put on notice 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2556
NJ Transit is studying bringing its Hudson-Bergen light rail to...Bergen County 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2120
"Pedestrians Slow Cars Down:" Why So Few Walk in Miami 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2169
Some D.C. Metro Workers Still Fear Reporting Safety Violations 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2010
Toronto: New TTC bendy bus spotted 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2262
Drastic cut in travel times part of Muni’s ambitious long-term vision 9 CreekDog May 2013 May 2013 1 3147
Top 20 Bike Cities Span Four Continents, But Not U.S.A 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2900
For Los Angeles, an End to the ‘Free’ Subway Ride 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1957
Madison: Metro unveils plans for bus rapid transit 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2189
More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2174
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 2233
Chicago's commuter rail may fold the cost of Wi-Fi access into monthly rail fare packages 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2503
National Train Day, May 11 - 0 pinto May 2013 May 2013 2 1855
The Pittsburgh Area Has Light Rail — But Can You Find It? 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2199
Mumbai's Metro rail service to begin in September 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2723
D.C.'s First Streetcars Roll in For Testing 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2395
NYC Subway Delays Up Last Year, Even Before Sandy 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2781
Philadelphia: Study Says SEPTA is Strapped 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2480
Miami-Dade Transit installs info monitors for Metrorail commuters 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2000
Twin Cities: 'Dan Patch moratorium' bans talk of south metro commuter rail 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2856
NY: BoltBus Eyes Nassau, More Rush-Hour Routes 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2304
Thousands rode RTD's new light rail line from Denver to Golden Saturday 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 8 2275
Gas stations are vanishing from Washington’s inner suburbs 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1924
San Francisco: Bids to Build Central Subway are $100 Million Over City's Estimates 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2482
Metro says it will not operate troubled Silver Spring hub 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1944
SF: How crowded will your BART train be? 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 3538
Detroit: M1 Rail project gets final OK from federal government 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3674

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Chicago Hell Commute, Round II 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2280
Suburban bus use climbs across Washington region 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1811
The armpit tube map and other ideas 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3643
Utah Transit Authority’s airport TRAX line open to public 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2038
Michigan: Amtrak's ridership up on Wolverine line 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3713
Charlotte: Streetcar Plan Slows 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2038
New Chicago Plan: Pedestrians Come First 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2179
Plan to extend No. 7 subway from NYC to New Jersey could be back on track 6 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 4402
Twin Cities: Expanding mass transit in east metro is a fight to catch up 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1771
London: Docklands Light Railway breaks ridership record 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3123
Copenhagen: Light rail touted as cure for city's congestion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1893
Penn Station vs Madison Square Garden 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2709
100 Busiest Train Stations in the World (all but a few are in Japan) 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7835
What Drives Us? Car Sharing Reflects Cultural Shift 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1705
After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1894
Chicago: CTA seeks to improve underground wireless coverage 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1763
National Train Day, May 11 2 pinto Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2039
Toronto: Streetcar shortage looms 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2115
Americans Are Driving Less 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 7 2301
DC: Capital Bikeshare set a record Saturday — and is embarking upon a major expansion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1987
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