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More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2132
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 2179
Chicago's commuter rail may fold the cost of Wi-Fi access into monthly rail fare packages 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2450
National Train Day, May 11 - 0 pinto May 2013 May 2013 2 1808
The Pittsburgh Area Has Light Rail — But Can You Find It? 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2147
Mumbai's Metro rail service to begin in September 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2618
D.C.'s First Streetcars Roll in For Testing 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2319
NYC Subway Delays Up Last Year, Even Before Sandy 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2704
Philadelphia: Study Says SEPTA is Strapped 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2381
Miami-Dade Transit installs info monitors for Metrorail commuters 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1941
Twin Cities: 'Dan Patch moratorium' bans talk of south metro commuter rail 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2790
NY: BoltBus Eyes Nassau, More Rush-Hour Routes 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2202
Thousands rode RTD's new light rail line from Denver to Golden Saturday 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 8 2197
Gas stations are vanishing from Washington’s inner suburbs 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1874
San Francisco: Bids to Build Central Subway are $100 Million Over City's Estimates 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2385
Metro says it will not operate troubled Silver Spring hub 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1896
SF: How crowded will your BART train be? 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 3471
Detroit: M1 Rail project gets final OK from federal government 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3574
Chicago Hell Commute, Round II 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2195
Suburban bus use climbs across Washington region 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1742
The armpit tube map and other ideas 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3550
Utah Transit Authority’s airport TRAX line open to public 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 1980
Michigan: Amtrak's ridership up on Wolverine line 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3624
Charlotte: Streetcar Plan Slows 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 1958
New Chicago Plan: Pedestrians Come First 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2111
Plan to extend No. 7 subway from NYC to New Jersey could be back on track 6 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 4220
Twin Cities: Expanding mass transit in east metro is a fight to catch up 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1720
London: Docklands Light Railway breaks ridership record 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3081
Copenhagen: Light rail touted as cure for city's congestion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1843
Penn Station vs Madison Square Garden 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2638

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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100 Busiest Train Stations in the World (all but a few are in Japan) 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 7742
What Drives Us? Car Sharing Reflects Cultural Shift 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1658
After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1812
Chicago: CTA seeks to improve underground wireless coverage 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1683
National Train Day, May 11 2 pinto Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1962
Toronto: Streetcar shortage looms 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2060
Americans Are Driving Less 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 7 2218
DC: Capital Bikeshare set a record Saturday — and is embarking upon a major expansion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1925
Maryland County Approves Millions More for Troubled Transit Center 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1602
Quelle Surprise !!!: A small group of suburban voters defeated the LA County transit tax extension 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2043
MARTA bucks national trend: Ridership keeps falling 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2327
SF: Who gets hit by Muni switchbacks? It's mostly low-income and outer neighborhoods 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1748
Denver: RTD's W light-rail line builds steam toward a late-April opening 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2169
The NYC Subway's indestructable rats 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2637
Contractor Responds to Reported Defects In Silver Spring Transit Center 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2022
Why Berlin’s transit system rocks 9 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3625
Most signaled intersections are unsafe for pedestrians, here's why 18 CreekDog Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 9184
Massachusetts Plan Starts Small for Big Upgrade to Rail System 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2145
Sometimes, getting off the train isn't so easy....... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1922
In Many Markets, Rail Beats or Competes With Air Travel 7 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3259
Judge Rules No ID Required to Ride NYC Subway 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 11 2101
At 40 Years, San Francisco’s Transit-First Policy Still Struggles for Traction 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2336
San Francisco set to push transit benefits for commuters 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 1786
Is Toronto’s condo boom causing too much density? 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2488
Teabaggers unite to oppose mass transit expansion in the Indianapolis area 8 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 4 3047
Maryland’s Future Transit Hub “Severely Compromised” by Construction Errors 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1896
Nation's Public Transportation Infrastructure Receives "D" Grade 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1946
Following Public Pressure, Metro Will Add More Bus Service to DC’s Busiest Corridor 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1937
Be nice to your bus driver today....... 5 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2817
Can passenger railways curb road-traffic externalities? – Empirical evidence 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 2132

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Toronto: TTC’s new streetcar takes early morning maiden voyage down Bathurst St. 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2321
Fascinating presentation from the DOT rail forum, inc. air/rail market share in select markets..... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1848
Urban Planning Goes Digital in Spanish 'Smart City' 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2056
Montreal: Software collapse behind lunch-hour shutdown of métro system 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1878
DC’s Metro Takes Silver Line Plans to the People 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1921
Atlanta: Lawmakers make step toward privatization at MARTA 5 marmar Feb 2013 Mar 2013 2 2637
Post-Sandy Repairs To NYC Subway Will Cause Years Of Disruption 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2023
London's Calling.......bicyclists 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4322
Commuters give up the 'ball and chain' 2 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 9 2129
"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2078
BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1732
Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1632
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 5342
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2061
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2003
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2443
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 10958
Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2272
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1957
TIFIA Loans Likely Skewed Towards New Road Projects 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1755
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