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Amtrak may pull plug on Southwest Chief, River Runner 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2521
New Jersey, You Should've Built That Tunnel 2 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1930
House Votes for Major Amtrak Cuts 2 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2176
SF Bay Area: BART Transbay Tube Closure Planned 1 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2054
Five Countries With the Best Public Transportation Systems (xpost from GD) 2 KamaAina Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2185
M1 Rail names American contractor for six Detroit streetcars 1 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2020
Seattle’s smart plan to remake its streets 0 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1803
In Japan, Md. governor is wowed by super-fast trains — with big price tags 8 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2524
San Francisco city officials vow to ride public transit for the next 22 days 0 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1730
MDOT looks to cut payments on idle rail cars, launch Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter line by 2019 0 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1559
Twin Cities: Eden Prairie Rail Stations Being Considered for Cuts 0 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1761
Warning: Do Not Drive Around Cars Waiting at a Grade Crossing for the Train to Go By 6 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2555
MO: St. Louis County Faces Steep Odds Getting MetroLink on Expansion Track 0 marmar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1974
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Amtrak Derailment Meeting, 06-02-15 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1689
Elk Grove to leave bus service unchanged; proposed light-rail plan unpopular (xpost from CA) 0 KamaAina May 2015 May 2015 2 1639
SEPTA places railway safety technology order 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 2 1745
NYC: STEP ASIDE: The MTA Wants to Speed Up Three Subway Lines 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 2 2334
NY: MTA Bus Ridership Plummeting, Statistics Show 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 2173
Northeast Corridor: America's Premier Rail Superhighway is Slowly Falling Apart 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 7 2204
State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment 5 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 5 3028
Why can't America have high-speed trains? (xpost from GD) 4 KamaAina May 2015 May 2015 3 2271
NJ Transit Considers 9 Percent Fare Hike, Service Cuts 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1868
Detroit: New Regional Transit Plan to Connect Major Cities Across 4 Counties 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1728
Why Chicago Needs More Transit-Oriented Developments 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1739
Cool time-lapse video of the rebuild of a Toronto intersection and streetcar tracks..... 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1862
Seattle to Buildings: Give Tenants Transit Passes, Not Parking Spots (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina May 2015 May 2015 3 1527
Detroit: RTA to unveil regional mass transit planning effort on Tuesday 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 2295
Obama Administration To Trans-Hudson Tunnel Stakeholders: Get it Together 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 3 2076
How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 6 2345
Lessons From Toronto: Density Transforms, Brings Challenges 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1711

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Transportation emerges as crucial to escaping poverty 0 nxylas May 2015 May 2015 2 2543
Bikes vs Cars: why it’s war between cyclists and drivers on city streets 3 marmar May 2015 May 2015 5 2052
Have we really reached 'peak car'? 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1788
Chicago CTA: A Farewell to the 2400 Series Railcar 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1986
Amtrak to open IT center in Atlanta this summer 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 5 2045
Free the Buses: Riders Say Transit Is a Human Right 1 marmar Apr 2015 May 2015 4 1832
Newark Airtrain, Only 19 Years Old, Is Too Shoddy To Fix 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 2 1985
Chicago: CTA Moves Ahead on Plan to Modernize Red, Purple Lines 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1905
Detroit-area transit agencies consider single fare card 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1902
Long Beach Transit Agrees to Purchase Electric Buses 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1759
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1365
BART has issued a Crowded Car Survival Guide. 4 KamaAina Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2273
The wreck of the Exposition Flyer, April 25, 1946 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 3613
On this day in 1983, the Rio Grande Zephyr made its final run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2491
Roundabouts: Contentious Intersections Inspire Rage, Relief 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1818
San Francisco: Muni’s New Buses of the Future 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2569
Deliberately Trespassing on Live Metro Tracks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1636
Why Can't America Have Great Trains? 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2999
Japan: Maglev Train Breaks Own Speed Record 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2251
NYC Subway Ridership Grows to Highest Point in 65 Years 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2148
Detroit: M-1 Rail Construction Shifts to Campus Martius 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1780
Amtrak pen trumps Freedom of Information Act sword 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1908
BART Tackles Growing Suicide Problem 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1806
WMATA's first 7000-series train to debut on Blue Line 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1821
Broadening the city through a universal fare card 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2043
Proposals to Eliminate Federal Funding Result in 43 Percent Cut in Public Transit and Would Cost U.S 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1560
When American transit agencies ignore the world’s move to open gangways 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1719
This is what a 'socialist' mayor does for the citizens. Thanks Ann Hidalgo! 4 Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2583
Couple Converts Flatbed Truck Into Their Dream Country Home 1 KamaAina Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2085
Millennials Move to Mass Transit -- WaPo 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 11 2033

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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New York: 7 Train to West Side Will Open at Some Point 3 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1965
Washington DC: Metro's First 7000-Series Train to Debut April 14 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1716
China's Hydrogen-Powered Future Starts in Trams, Not Cars 5 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2893
Record 10.8 Billion Trips Taken On U.S. Public Transportation In 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1636
Georgia: $1 Billion for Roads, Not a Dime for Transit 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1796
Chicago Transit Riders Warned to Brace for Possible Service Cuts, Fare Hikes 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1892
Chicago: Zero Explosives, 1 Arrest and 2.6K Bags Checked by Cops at CTA Stations 1 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2013
400 tickets for 1-day return of Winter Park ski train sell out in 12 hours 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 3532
These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers (GD) 1 KamaAina Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1956
Chicago: CTA to double speed of some downtown buses that crawl at 3 mph 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2056
Twin Cities: U.S. Bank Provides Funding for St. Paul Green Line Apartments 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1822
FRA launches crossing safety campaign, schedules trespassing prevention workshop 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1651
Seattle: Sound Transit Reaches Record Ridership in 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1806
"Transit Revolution": Will Los Angeles Become Gentrification Ground Zero? 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2436
Double-decker bus gives Stanford commuters a fresh perspective 2 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1958
San Francisco residents relying less on private automobiles 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1793
Massachusetts: Delays, Crowding, Tension Persist for Locals Using MBTA Commuter Rail 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1820
A Vacant Lot In Wyoming Will Become One Of The World's First Vertical Farms (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1912
Detroit: Grand Rapids Silver Line Offers Model For Woodward BRT Service 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1695
Boston: Scott Says 'at Least' 30 Days Needed to Get T on Track 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1908
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