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London's Calling.......bicyclists 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4958
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"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2780
BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2168
Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2034
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 7601
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2552
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2487
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2862
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 14733
Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2949
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2505
TIFIA Loans Likely Skewed Towards New Road Projects 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2179
skytran 17 jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 10634
Cool pic: Clearing the way for the "T" after a monster snowstorm 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2569
Report: Midwest firms coupled to high-speed rail 4 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 3055
Fairfax fine-tuning bus plans for Silver Line 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2271
Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2393
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2270
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 3307
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 3610
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2502
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 5426
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2614
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 3341
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2268
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2548

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Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 4500
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2460
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2695
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2635
Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 3639
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2693
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2578
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2636
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2855
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2178
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2688
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2402
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 3277
MUST SEE VIDEO: Airplanes landing in a Timely Fashion 8 Agschmid Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 5352
Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 2222
The opportunities and dangers of incomplete bus rapid transit 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2287
Toronto: TTC signs up for Presto fare card 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2233
Why New York City has a second-tier bus system 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3685
Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2262
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2752
MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2688
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2471
Transit as a city's bloodstream: the video 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2602
How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3965
Judge refuses to halt progress of California high-speed rail 0 Eugene Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2504
Toronto Star: Toronto diminishes its future by killing Jarvis bike lanes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2286
(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 5404
Density Toronto: Why the skyscrapers on steroids? 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2222
A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2370
Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists 1 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2843

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2644
Chicago: Riders divided on CTA bench seats 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 4663
Density in Toronto: Portrait of a community growing up — fast 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2344
Major tourist bus route on England's south coast gets temporary reprieve 0 nxylas Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2163
To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion Pricing 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2199
The world's longest bus seats 256 people 13 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 11904
Toronto transit for sale: Private operators are accountable to shareholders, not riders 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2159
We all think we're in traffic, not that we are traffic. 2 phantom power Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2642
This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2153
Transit stop not in walking distance? Try this cool new electric skateboard! 4 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 4151
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metrocard 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2251
Urban designers are from Mars, transit planners are from Venus 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2290
What the BART map should have looked like 6 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 4720
Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2372
Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go? 5 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6832
China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2564
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2326
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2218
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2616
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2876
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