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Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2067
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2045
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 3023
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 3018
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2177
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 5154
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2320
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2953
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2016
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2269
Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 4088
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2181
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2354
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2374
Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 3118
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2425
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2335
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2340
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2618
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1955
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2404
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2165
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 2953
MUST SEE VIDEO: Airplanes landing in a Timely Fashion 8 Agschmid Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 4549
Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 1989
The opportunities and dangers of incomplete bus rapid transit 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2037
Toronto: TTC signs up for Presto fare card 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2006
Why New York City has a second-tier bus system 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3409
Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2012
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2431

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2368
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2205
Transit as a city's bloodstream: the video 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2331
How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3702
Judge refuses to halt progress of California high-speed rail 0 Eugene Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2215
Toronto Star: Toronto diminishes its future by killing Jarvis bike lanes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2073
(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 4996
Density Toronto: Why the skyscrapers on steroids? 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2003
A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2088
Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists 1 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2565
Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2298
Chicago: Riders divided on CTA bench seats 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 4333
Density in Toronto: Portrait of a community growing up — fast 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2127
Major tourist bus route on England's south coast gets temporary reprieve 0 nxylas Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1959
To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion Pricing 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1968
The world's longest bus seats 256 people 13 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 10652
Toronto transit for sale: Private operators are accountable to shareholders, not riders 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1929
We all think we're in traffic, not that we are traffic. 2 phantom power Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2334
This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1922
Transit stop not in walking distance? Try this cool new electric skateboard! 4 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 3727
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metrocard 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2018
Urban designers are from Mars, transit planners are from Venus 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2077
What the BART map should have looked like 6 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 4124
Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2121
Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go? 5 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6363
China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2309
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2102
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2009
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2302
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2596

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Money Grab: How Can Cities Recapture Investment In Public Infrastructure? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2445
MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2219
New York MTA: Suburban Passengers Get $7 Per Ride, Subway Riders, A Buck 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3003
Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2494
Honolulu’s Rail Project Back in the Crossfire This Fall 2 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3193
Chicago: CTA Responds Aisle-Facing Seats are Here to Stay 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 4306
Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2191
Chicago: 26 bus routes face cuts, changes under CTA 'crowding reduction' plan 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3100
Poll: By More Than Two to One, New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes a Good Thing 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2128
First Foray into BRT in Chicago, Not Quite BRT 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2368
Car-sharing program Zipcar 3 cyberswede Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3169
NOW Toronto: Rush to rail link (downtown-to-airport rail plan) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2183
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2746
As the U.S. Presidential Election Begins in Earnest, a Study in Contrasts (Transportation policy) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2132
MN: Study says $827 million rail expansion needed in St. Paul's east metro 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2629
Metro Atlanta transit measure fails; Teabaggers rejoice 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2872
Tactical urbanism: "Parklet" coming to Lexington Avenue parking spots (Asheville, NC) 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 5 2712
London Underground Breaks Passenger Numbers Record 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3517
Toronto Star: Neighbourhoods getting involved construction of TTC line 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2027
China, India Continue High Speed Rail Expansion Plans 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2370
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