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SEPTA places railway safety technology order 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 2 1585
NYC: STEP ASIDE: The MTA Wants to Speed Up Three Subway Lines 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 2 2050
NY: MTA Bus Ridership Plummeting, Statistics Show 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1790
Northeast Corridor: America's Premier Rail Superhighway is Slowly Falling Apart 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 7 1812
State lawmaker defends bike tax, says bicycling is not good for the environment 5 Sancho May 2015 May 2015 5 2576
Why can't America have high-speed trains? (xpost from GD) 4 KamaAina May 2015 May 2015 3 1985
NJ Transit Considers 9 Percent Fare Hike, Service Cuts 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1618
Detroit: New Regional Transit Plan to Connect Major Cities Across 4 Counties 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1510
Why Chicago Needs More Transit-Oriented Developments 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1495
Cool time-lapse video of the rebuild of a Toronto intersection and streetcar tracks..... 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1667
Seattle to Buildings: Give Tenants Transit Passes, Not Parking Spots (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina May 2015 May 2015 3 1351
Detroit: RTA to unveil regional mass transit planning effort on Tuesday 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 2017
Obama Administration To Trans-Hudson Tunnel Stakeholders: Get it Together 2 marmar May 2015 May 2015 3 1823
How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 6 2126
Lessons From Toronto: Density Transforms, Brings Challenges 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 0 1456
Transportation emerges as crucial to escaping poverty 0 nxylas May 2015 May 2015 2 2302
Bikes vs Cars: why it’s war between cyclists and drivers on city streets 3 marmar May 2015 May 2015 5 1732
Have we really reached 'peak car'? 0 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1579
Chicago CTA: A Farewell to the 2400 Series Railcar 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 1 1774
Amtrak to open IT center in Atlanta this summer 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2015 May 2015 5 1777
Free the Buses: Riders Say Transit Is a Human Right 1 marmar Apr 2015 May 2015 4 1602
Newark Airtrain, Only 19 Years Old, Is Too Shoddy To Fix 1 marmar May 2015 May 2015 2 1728
Chicago: CTA Moves Ahead on Plan to Modernize Red, Purple Lines 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1614
Detroit-area transit agencies consider single fare card 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1736
Long Beach Transit Agrees to Purchase Electric Buses 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1457
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1232
BART has issued a Crowded Car Survival Guide. 4 KamaAina Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1930
The wreck of the Exposition Flyer, April 25, 1946 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 3307
On this day in 1983, the Rio Grande Zephyr made its final run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2185
Roundabouts: Contentious Intersections Inspire Rage, Relief 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1594

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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San Francisco: Muni’s New Buses of the Future 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2258
Deliberately Trespassing on Live Metro Tracks 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1463
Why Can't America Have Great Trains? 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2671
Japan: Maglev Train Breaks Own Speed Record 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1827
NYC Subway Ridership Grows to Highest Point in 65 Years 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1770
Detroit: M-1 Rail Construction Shifts to Campus Martius 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1603
Amtrak pen trumps Freedom of Information Act sword 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1677
BART Tackles Growing Suicide Problem 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1496
WMATA's first 7000-series train to debut on Blue Line 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1623
Broadening the city through a universal fare card 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1746
Proposals to Eliminate Federal Funding Result in 43 Percent Cut in Public Transit and Would Cost U.S 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1393
When American transit agencies ignore the world’s move to open gangways 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1555
This is what a 'socialist' mayor does for the citizens. Thanks Ann Hidalgo! 4 Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2244
Couple Converts Flatbed Truck Into Their Dream Country Home 1 KamaAina Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 1868
Millennials Move to Mass Transit -- WaPo 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 11 1804
New York: 7 Train to West Side Will Open at Some Point 3 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1670
Washington DC: Metro's First 7000-Series Train to Debut April 14 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1470
China's Hydrogen-Powered Future Starts in Trams, Not Cars 5 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2474
Record 10.8 Billion Trips Taken On U.S. Public Transportation In 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1470
Georgia: $1 Billion for Roads, Not a Dime for Transit 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1539
Chicago Transit Riders Warned to Brace for Possible Service Cuts, Fare Hikes 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1633
Chicago: Zero Explosives, 1 Arrest and 2.6K Bags Checked by Cops at CTA Stations 1 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1715
400 tickets for 1-day return of Winter Park ski train sell out in 12 hours 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 2907
These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers (GD) 1 KamaAina Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1761
Chicago: CTA to double speed of some downtown buses that crawl at 3 mph 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1870
Twin Cities: U.S. Bank Provides Funding for St. Paul Green Line Apartments 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1559
FRA launches crossing safety campaign, schedules trespassing prevention workshop 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1491
Seattle: Sound Transit Reaches Record Ridership in 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1552
"Transit Revolution": Will Los Angeles Become Gentrification Ground Zero? 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2030
Double-decker bus gives Stanford commuters a fresh perspective 2 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1746

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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San Francisco residents relying less on private automobiles 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1603
Massachusetts: Delays, Crowding, Tension Persist for Locals Using MBTA Commuter Rail 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1555
A Vacant Lot In Wyoming Will Become One Of The World's First Vertical Farms (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1621
Detroit: Grand Rapids Silver Line Offers Model For Woodward BRT Service 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1516
Boston: Scott Says 'at Least' 30 Days Needed to Get T on Track 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1626
Chicago: Study Says CTA Attracts More Haters on Twitter Than Other Transit Agencies 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1806
Boston-Area Public Transit System Tested During Snowstorms 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1797
Milwaukee City Council OKs streetcar plan 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1562
Chicago: CTA Blue Line Upgrade Gets $120M Infusion From Feds 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2059
DOT Warns of Dystopian Future For Transportation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1798
Amtrak to invest $12 million in major renovation of Chicago's Union Station 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1939
Downtown Living Doesn't Stop for Storms 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1874
M-1 Rail construction to ramp up this year in Detroit 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1908
NY: MTA Had Plan to Keep Subways Running Despite Heavy Snow 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1775
Seattle's Pronto Cycle Share puts rental bikes around town at swipe, go stations 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1615
For LaGuardia, an AirTrain that will save almost no one any time 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1869
Suburban Chicago: Pace Unveils $2.3B Rapid Transit Network Plan 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2364
NY: Subway Fare Going Up 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1853
Cuomo to Call for an AirTrain to LaGuardia 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1867
Toronto Mayor John Tory’s welcome reverse on transit exposes his flank 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1708
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