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Hours to Go, Just to Get to Work: Indonesians Cope With Infuriating Traffic and Inefficient Transit 0 marmar Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1855
Traffic island 'beach' opens in downtown Detroit 4 marmar Jun 2013 Aug 2013 2 3492
72-hour coast-to-coast Amtrak ride condensed to just over 3 minutes 1 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 3053
Chicago: A Vision for Bus Rapid Transit on Ashland 1 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2709
NY Times: MTA Ponders Transit for a New Generation 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1907
Did Sprawl Kill Horatio Alger? 0 phantom power Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1927
NYC Kills Fast Bus to LGA 3 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2448
Defining Clear Standards for Transit-Oriented Development 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2061
Seattle: Rasmussen Drops Bike-Share Bill; Funding Proving More Difficult to Wrangle 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1757
Detroit Metro Times: The Complete Streets initiative for Woodward 2 marmar Jun 2013 Jul 2013 1 2531
To Urbanize or Not To Urbanize? Virginia Residents Divided Over Metro Expansion 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1977
Storms and flooding wreak absolute havoc on Toronto commute 2 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2423
Toronto: Metrolinx price tag for Scarborough subway leaves councillors fuming 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2016
After 20 years of talk, Crenshaw/LAX rail line gets green light 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1942
Chicago Launches Bike Share: A Divvy Day One Dispatch 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1961
Senate Panel Okays Funding for D.C. Transit 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1869
NOW Toronto: Cure for King: Time for tough choices on car-congested streets 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2310
Poll: Bike Sharing Widely Popular After First Month (NYC) 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2291
Article on Detroit filled with inaccuracies 5 KamaAina Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2914
"They say San José is going to become another Los Angeles." 0 KamaAina Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2544
Ann Arbor's vision for high-capacity transit taking shape with possible Connector routes mapped 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2234
CicLAvia fills Wilshire Boulevard with bicycles (LA Times) 0 pinto Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1931
Chicago: Blue Line Study Could Lead to Overhaul 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2369
Honolulu mayor proposes bike lanes beneath planned elevated rail transit tracks 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2018
El Paso's BRT System ready to break ground 5 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3909
San Francisco's new eco-friendly bus malfunctioned en route to a press conference 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2111
NYC's Second Avenue Subway construction (with photos) in Manhattan 1 CreekDog Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 4914
Toronto Transit Commission: Third-busiest mass transit system in North America (video) 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2337
Bike barometer reveals big numbers 0 Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2113

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Sweden: Male train drivers wear skirts after shorts row 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2241
Cities Turn to Walkability for Public Health Boost 2 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2218
Updating Northeast Corridor Will be Complex and Costly 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2754
San Francisco video teaches bus drivers how to coexist with cyclists 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2277
Washington D.C.: Riders try out Metro’s new stainless steel fare gates 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2631
Toronto: Eglinton Crosstown (LRT) crews launch giant tunneling machine 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2053
R Train Service to Halt Between Brooklyn, Manhattan 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2319
LA Times: Bus-only lanes debut on Wilshire Boulevard 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2001
D.C.'s Outer Beltway Plan Draws Ferocious Opposition, as Business Leaders Cry For More Lanes 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2223
San Antonio: Six streetcar routes on the table 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1950
To Immediate Controversy, Toronto Unveils Potential Revenue Sources for $34 Billion in New Transit 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3107
Commuters Would Pay More for Better Public Transit Tech, Study Says 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1962
Cyclists will be able to sign up this week for Chicago’s bike-sharing program 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2246
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3022
Chicago: Changes Follow Criticism of CTA's Ventra Card Plan 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2261
The Evolution of Moscow's Subway Maps 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 10 4730
Creative ways to avoid paying bus fare in Australia 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2671
L.A. Metro board approves Leimert Park subway station 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3995
Washington DC: Metro moves to modernize fare-collection system 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2526
Lawmakers form public transit caucus 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1893
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 2379
WA: Party Lines Blur at Transportation Rally 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2366
Maryland: Capital Area Commuters Increasingly Relying on Transit 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2534
Minnesota: Status-quo transportation bill disappoints transit advocates 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2238
How Silver Spring’s transit center plan grew into a fiasco 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2164
A good day for pedestrians, cyclists and equines in Houston 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2593
California County Details How Transit Cuts Harm Health 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2462
Chicago: 'So far, so good' on first weekday of Red Line shutdown 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2138
Twin Cities: Hiawatha Line renamed Blue Line 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3518

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Chicago: Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2395
NY: PATH/Fail: The Story of the World's Most Expensive Train Station 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3796
London: Animated fly-through of proposed Crossrail 2 routes 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2301
As Millennials Shun Cars, Boston Rethinks Its Transportation System 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 3
Charlotte: City officials tout South End as model for rail-oriented development 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2128
The daily commute,You gotta be kidding. 6 jambo101 May 2013 May 2013 6 3246
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 2690
NJ Transit is studying bringing its Hudson-Bergen light rail to...Bergen County 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2305
"Pedestrians Slow Cars Down:" Why So Few Walk in Miami 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2368
Some D.C. Metro Workers Still Fear Reporting Safety Violations 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2178
Toronto: New TTC bendy bus spotted 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2393
Drastic cut in travel times part of Muni’s ambitious long-term vision 9 CreekDog May 2013 May 2013 1 3654
Top 20 Bike Cities Span Four Continents, But Not U.S.A 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 3247
For Los Angeles, an End to the ‘Free’ Subway Ride 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2085
Madison: Metro unveils plans for bus rapid transit 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2315
More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2307
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 2368
Chicago's commuter rail may fold the cost of Wi-Fi access into monthly rail fare packages 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2645
National Train Day, May 11 - 0 pinto May 2013 May 2013 2 2007
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