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Charlotte: Streetcar Plan Slows 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2066
New Chicago Plan: Pedestrians Come First 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2197
Plan to extend No. 7 subway from NYC to New Jersey could be back on track 6 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 4466
Twin Cities: Expanding mass transit in east metro is a fight to catch up 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1789
London: Docklands Light Railway breaks ridership record 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3140
Copenhagen: Light rail touted as cure for city's congestion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1911
Penn Station vs Madison Square Garden 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2734
100 Busiest Train Stations in the World (all but a few are in Japan) 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7866
What Drives Us? Car Sharing Reflects Cultural Shift 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1726
After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1917
Chicago: CTA seeks to improve underground wireless coverage 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1785
National Train Day, May 11 2 pinto Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2063
Toronto: Streetcar shortage looms 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2129
Americans Are Driving Less 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 7 2333
DC: Capital Bikeshare set a record Saturday — and is embarking upon a major expansion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2000
Maryland County Approves Millions More for Troubled Transit Center 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1685
Quelle Surprise !!!: A small group of suburban voters defeated the LA County transit tax extension 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2202
MARTA bucks national trend: Ridership keeps falling 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2420
SF: Who gets hit by Muni switchbacks? It's mostly low-income and outer neighborhoods 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1824
Denver: RTD's W light-rail line builds steam toward a late-April opening 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2295
The NYC Subway's indestructable rats 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2754
Contractor Responds to Reported Defects In Silver Spring Transit Center 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2102
Why Berlin’s transit system rocks 9 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3906
Most signaled intersections are unsafe for pedestrians, here's why 18 CreekDog Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 9631
Massachusetts Plan Starts Small for Big Upgrade to Rail System 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2218
Sometimes, getting off the train isn't so easy....... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1998
In Many Markets, Rail Beats or Competes With Air Travel 7 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3486
Judge Rules No ID Required to Ride NYC Subway 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 11 2187
At 40 Years, San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Still Struggles for Traction 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2469
San Francisco set to push transit benefits for commuters 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1866

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Is Toronto’s condo boom causing too much density? 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2595
Teabaggers unite to oppose mass transit expansion in the Indianapolis area 8 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 3274
Maryland’s Future Transit Hub “Severely Compromised” by Construction Errors 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1983
Nation's Public Transportation Infrastructure Receives "D" Grade 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2026
Following Public Pressure, Metro Will Add More Bus Service to DC’s Busiest Corridor 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2013
Be nice to your bus driver today....... 5 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2964
Can passenger railways curb road-traffic externalities? – Empirical evidence 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2217
Toronto: TTC’s new streetcar takes early morning maiden voyage down Bathurst St. 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2446
Fascinating presentation from the DOT rail forum, inc. air/rail market share in select markets..... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1919
Urban Planning Goes Digital in Spanish 'Smart City' 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2120
Montreal: Software collapse behind lunch-hour shutdown of métro system 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1972
DC’s Metro Takes Silver Line Plans to the People 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2002
Atlanta: Lawmakers make step toward privatization at MARTA 5 marmar Feb 2013 Mar 2013 2 2828
Post-Sandy Repairs To NYC Subway Will Cause Years Of Disruption 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2114
London's Calling.......bicyclists 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4408
Commuters give up the 'ball and chain' 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 9 2231
"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2194
BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1811
Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1690
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 5785
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2144
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2079
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2500
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 12069
Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2374
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2061
TIFIA Loans Likely Skewed Towards New Road Projects 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1815
skytran 17 jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 8380
Cool pic: Clearing the way for the "T" after a monster snowstorm 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2137
Report: Midwest firms coupled to high-speed rail 4 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 2414

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Fairfax fine-tuning bus plans for Silver Line 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1913
Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1882
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 1918
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2869
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2699
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1988
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 5004
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2157
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2748
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1895
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2120
Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 3904
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2040
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2171
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2223
Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2904
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2292
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2178
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2144
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2465
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