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Train travel collapsed early in the pandemic, but a summer resurgence is offering a boost for Amtrak 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 3 1248
U.S. will extend COVID-19 transport mask mandate through Jan. 18 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 6 1212
The Elusive Dream of the 15-Minute City 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 5 1593
10 Busiest Metro Systems in the World. (2019, pre-pandemic) 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1448
JUST IN: Amtrak mandates that all employees get vaccinated 1 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 9 1323
Board lets Amtrak move ahead with Gulf Coast passenger plan 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1245
WMATA: Regional capital investment has delivered safety, more reliable service (DC Metro) 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 1 1544
No Juuls on the Acela: Infrastructure bill bans vaping on Amtrak 3 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2021 Aug 2021 4 1589
Google study shows New Yorkers are most eager to return to transit use 1 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 2 1622
A light rail line to Houston's Hobby Airport could be one step closer to reality 0 marmar Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1819
Bus lanes are working in Toronto 1 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1847
Dear VTA, if you're going to allow large groups of schoolchildren to ride for free 8 KamaAina May 2011 Jul 2021 0 4482
DC/VA/MD: Potomac Yard Metrorail Station delayed at least five months due to 'inexcusable' mistake 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2230
New Orleans RTA to mandate vaccines for all employees 1 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 8 1434
SF Bay Area: BART's reduced service hours allowed for acceleration of infrastructure projects 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 6 1688
Transit funding is a final obstacle to an infrastructure deal: What is the 80-20 split, and why ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1493
China unveils 600 kph maglev train - state media 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1558
Calgary-Banff passenger rail project advances to development phase 4 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 2463
New Northeast Corridor Rail Plan Would Boost MBTA Providence Line Projects 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1642
MARC will return to normal this fall. But what's the new normal for Maryland's commuter rail riders? 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1796
DC Metro Wants To Temporarily Ban Riders Who Commit Weapons And Sex Offenses On Trains And Buses 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1637
Amtrak stops service between Eugene and Sacramento after wildfire damages tracks 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1391
Santa Clara VTA targets return of light-rail service by end of July 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1431
Amtrak and freight railways agree to small step toward Gulf Coast passenger route 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 4 1527
Washington DC: Metrorail's July 4 Ridership Hits Highest Numbers Since March 2020 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1421
Chicago: CTA ridership jumps more than 55 percent since start of year 0 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1364
Province on board with building high-speed Calgary-Edmonton rail link: developer 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1444
Passenger Rail Is Not Dead Yet 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1751
Tibet's first bullet train line enters service 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1802
New York MTA: Brand New R211 Subway Cars being Towed to Coney Island Yard 2 marmar Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1987

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Excessive heat impacts passenger rail and transit operations in Pacific Northwest 1 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1986
Miami-Dade to add 42 Proterra electric buses to existing order 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1479
New York subway daily ridership reaches 2.5 million, breaking pandemic-era record 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1794
A 148-year-old tunnel is the biggest rail bottleneck between D.C. and New Jersey. Here's the new pla 2 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 6 2778
Are "Amtrak Joe's" Claims About Rail Travel Being Green True? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1732
COVID-19 devastated public transit, and underscored how indispensable it is 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1807
NC: With bus drivers in short supply, some Triangle transit agencies must cut service 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 2096
Special Report: Passenger Rail Stat Snapshot 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1638
'Greenway Stimulus' Could Bring Boom in Bike and Walking Trails 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 5 1817
Missouri Amtrak service to go twice-daily again starting July 19 1 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1895
San Diego's high-speed rail plan hinges on urban density as population growth wanes 1 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 2032
Fort Worth bike rentals are booming, and electric ebikes are providing the jolt 0 marmar Jun 2021 Jun 2021 7 1820
Amtrak unveils details, cost of corridor expansion plan 3 marmar May 2021 May 2021 3 1743
L.A. Metro Board approves proposed project for North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT corridor project 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1869
New York City: East Side Access On Track for 2022 Opening 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 4 1335
At Long Last, a New Rail Tunnel Under the Hudson River Can Be Built 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 27 3171
Toronto: Scarborough subway starts 'major' work in June, tunnelling next year, province says 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1500
Amtrak strives to roar back from pandemic as it restores more Seattle service 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 5 1609
Amtrak Empire Builder resumes daily service across Montana 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1497
Urban Walkability Gains a Foothold in the U.S. 3 marmar May 2021 May 2021 7 2250
Toronto: Construction of Kipling Transit Hub complete 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1594
If you don't mind changing trains and going several hundred miles out of your way that train can ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 3 1881
NYC subway's recovery put at risk by crime even as city rebounds 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1887
Brightline extension to Orlando is halfway complete 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 3 1614
Amtrak leaders pitch new Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati route: 'It's our goal to get this done 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 6 1615
MTA returns to 24-hour service with largest officer presence in the past quarter century 0 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1930
Metro is behind on training and safety protocols, audit says 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 0 1274
On this day, May 12, 1968, C&O passenger train the Fast Flying Virginian (FFV) made its final run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 2042
High-speed train services in UK disrupted after cracks found 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1535
Entire U.S. transit bus fleet could transition to zero emission at a cost of $56B to $89B 1 marmar May 2021 May 2021 1 1933

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Passenger Rail Returning to Virginia's New River Valley 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1267
Kiewit, Mass Electric finalize Texas Central (high-speed rail) contract 1 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1743
Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year 1 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1491
On this day, May 1, 1971, fifty years ago today, Amtrak began operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1620
Amtrak says Alabama support not required for Gulf Coast return 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1903
BART Silicon Valley PHASE 2 Extension Overview! 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1427
California: SMART Board approves rail and pathway projects 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1585
Chicago: CTA's 7000 Series 'L' Cars Debut on the Blue Line 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1585
Three reasons public transit requires robust investment after historic COVID-19 relief funding 2 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 2004
Montreal: North America's newest Metro train -- Alstom Metropolis 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1327
STB forms passenger rail working group 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1523
Montreal: REM station at Trudeau Airport receives C$500 million in federal and provincial financing 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1830
Buttigieg announces $187M in funding for bus rapid transit projects 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1577
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers introduce legislation supporting transit in smaller communities 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1563
Illinois: Metra adding service on three lines as some riders return 2 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1549
Monorail remodel gets underway before the release of the Kraken hockey team at Seattle Center 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1887
Alexandria, Virginia's DASH bus could be fare free by fall 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1490
Amtrak vows grand expansion under Biden's infrastructure plan. 6 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1949
Biden's infrastructure plan could mean progress for NYC's long-stalled Second Ave. subway 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1925
What Amtrak's expansion plan would look like for New England 3 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1790
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