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Maryland County Approves Millions More for Troubled Transit Center 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1666
Quelle Surprise !!!: A small group of suburban voters defeated the LA County transit tax extension 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2168
MARTA bucks national trend: Ridership keeps falling 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2390
SF: Who gets hit by Muni switchbacks? It's mostly low-income and outer neighborhoods 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1810
Denver: RTD's W light-rail line builds steam toward a late-April opening 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2264
The NYC Subway's indestructable rats 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2727
Contractor Responds to Reported Defects In Silver Spring Transit Center 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2081
Why Berlin’s transit system rocks 9 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3822
Most signaled intersections are unsafe for pedestrians, here's why 18 CreekDog Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 9522
Massachusetts Plan Starts Small for Big Upgrade to Rail System 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2202
Sometimes, getting off the train isn't so easy....... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1978
In Many Markets, Rail Beats or Competes With Air Travel 7 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3411
Judge Rules No ID Required to Ride NYC Subway 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 11 2168
At 40 Years, San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Still Struggles for Traction 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2430
San Francisco set to push transit benefits for commuters 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1843
Is Toronto’s condo boom causing too much density? 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2568
Teabaggers unite to oppose mass transit expansion in the Indianapolis area 8 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 3200
Maryland’s Future Transit Hub “Severely Compromised” by Construction Errors 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1965
Nation's Public Transportation Infrastructure Receives "D" Grade 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2009
Following Public Pressure, Metro Will Add More Bus Service to DC’s Busiest Corridor 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1996
Be nice to your bus driver today....... 5 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2927
Can passenger railways curb road-traffic externalities? – Empirical evidence 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2200
Toronto: TTC’s new streetcar takes early morning maiden voyage down Bathurst St. 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2406
Fascinating presentation from the DOT rail forum, inc. air/rail market share in select markets..... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1903
Urban Planning Goes Digital in Spanish 'Smart City' 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2103
Montreal: Software collapse behind lunch-hour shutdown of métro system 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1956
DC’s Metro Takes Silver Line Plans to the People 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1981
Atlanta: Lawmakers make step toward privatization at MARTA 5 marmar Feb 2013 Mar 2013 2 2790
Post-Sandy Repairs To NYC Subway Will Cause Years Of Disruption 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2096
London's Calling.......bicyclists 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4384

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Commuters give up the 'ball and chain' 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 9 2205
"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2166
BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1794
Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1679
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 5668
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2126
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2063
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2486
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 11696
Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2353
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2040
TIFIA Loans Likely Skewed Towards New Road Projects 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1800
skytran 17 jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 8174
Cool pic: Clearing the way for the "T" after a monster snowstorm 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2117
Report: Midwest firms coupled to high-speed rail 4 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 2391
Fairfax fine-tuning bus plans for Silver Line 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1903
Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1866
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1907
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2846
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2633
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1972
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 4980
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2133
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2715
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1876
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2098
Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 3859
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2021
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2147
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2202

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2870
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2273
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2161
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2117
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2451
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1820
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2237
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2005
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 2772
MUST SEE VIDEO: Airplanes landing in a Timely Fashion 8 Agschmid Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 4101
Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1851
The opportunities and dangers of incomplete bus rapid transit 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1899
Toronto: TTC signs up for Presto fare card 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1858
Why New York City has a second-tier bus system 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3235
Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 1875
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2205
MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2192
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2049
Transit as a city's bloodstream: the video 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2155
How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3557
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