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London's Calling.......bicyclists 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4950
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"Some money to ride the train" 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2779
BART Fares and Parking Fees Set to Rise 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2166
Sequestration Means Less $$$ To Harden Northeast Transit Against Future Storms 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2031
In France, a Truly Low-Cost High-Speed Rail Option 16 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 22 7583
NY: The Basics Of Sunday's MetroCard Fare Hike 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2547
Toronto: 66% would pay more to cut their trip to work or school, new poll finds 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2479
Temporary Hell Commute begins in Chicago 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2861
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 14695
Looming Fiscal Cliff For Seattle Transit 3 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2941
SF Mayor Pledges to Fix Muni 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2502
TIFIA Loans Likely Skewed Towards New Road Projects 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2176
skytran 17 jollyreaper2112 Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 10596
Cool pic: Clearing the way for the "T" after a monster snowstorm 1 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 5 2568
Report: Midwest firms coupled to high-speed rail 4 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 3 3048
Fairfax fine-tuning bus plans for Silver Line 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2270
Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2390
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2269
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 3299
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 3590
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2501
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 5423
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2611
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 3334
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2267
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2546

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 4491
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2457
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2690
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2633
Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 3630
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2690
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2574
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2633
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2854
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 2176
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2685
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2401
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 3273
MUST SEE VIDEO: Airplanes landing in a Timely Fashion 8 Agschmid Dec 2012 Dec 2012 15 5336
Hundreds of cyclists demand safer Austin streets 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 4 2221
The opportunities and dangers of incomplete bus rapid transit 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2286
Toronto: TTC signs up for Presto fare card 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2232
Why New York City has a second-tier bus system 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3679
Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2261
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2751
MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2685
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2468
Transit as a city's bloodstream: the video 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2598
How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3962
Judge refuses to halt progress of California high-speed rail 0 Eugene Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2502
Toronto Star: Toronto diminishes its future by killing Jarvis bike lanes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2283
(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 5400
Density Toronto: Why the skyscrapers on steroids? 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2221
A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2368
Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists 1 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2839

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 2639
Chicago: Riders divided on CTA bench seats 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 4657
Density in Toronto: Portrait of a community growing up — fast 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2342
Major tourist bus route on England's south coast gets temporary reprieve 0 nxylas Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2161
To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion Pricing 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2197
The world's longest bus seats 256 people 13 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 11876
Toronto transit for sale: Private operators are accountable to shareholders, not riders 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2155
We all think we're in traffic, not that we are traffic. 2 phantom power Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2636
This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2151
Transit stop not in walking distance? Try this cool new electric skateboard! 4 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 4138
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metrocard 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2250
Urban designers are from Mars, transit planners are from Venus 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2289
What the BART map should have looked like 6 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 4705
Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2371
Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go? 5 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6823
China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2561
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2325
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2216
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2615
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2872
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