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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

KamaAina

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6. Unbelievable

Reply to Cirque du So-What (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 11:31 AM

Mar 2012

of course, that route only ran to Fort Worthless and only at commute hours. Perhaps a route to a commuter rail stop, bringing the Big D into the picture, would do better.

Also, there is precedent for a bus system supported entirely by business, in Emeryville, CA (between Oakland and Berkeley).

http://www.emerygoround.com

And it's fare-free! Just a thought.

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U.S. Public Transportation Sees Second Highest Annual Ridership Since 1957 [View all] marmar Mar 2012 OP

I Love Public Transportation dballance Mar 2012 #1

This article could benefit from charts and graphs Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #2

Seriously??!! KamaAina Mar 2012 #3

Yeah, seriously Cirque du So-What Mar 2012 #4

Unbelievable KamaAina Mar 2012 #6

I'm guessing 1957 is when they started keeping detailed records of ridership numbers nxylas Mar 2012 #5