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NYC: Water Main Break Causes Major Subway Delays 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1753
Best Bus Rapid Transit Systems in major world cities (video) 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 3786
Charlotte: Light-Rail Construction for Blue Line Extension to Begin in March 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2327
Cute Tokyo Metro posters remind commuters to behave 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1933
Polar Biking: Capital Bikeshare Ridership Surges Despite Frigid Temps 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1482
London congestion charge expected to rise by at least 15% 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1648
S.F. to charge operators of tech commuter buses 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1600
Twin Cities: Southwest light-rail gripe session stirs some anger 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1794
Lawmaker seeks to halt bond sales for California high-speed rail 2 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1870
D.C. Metro Unveils New Rail Cars 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 3464
After four decades, Delta's DC-9 jets make final landing 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1910
D.C. Metro Awards $184 Million Contract For Open Payment System 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1590
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1345
Could Tesla-style batteries be used to power trains? 5 KamaAina Dec 2013 Jan 2014 2 2310
Will Boston's new mayor-elect make good on his campaign promise of late-night T service? 2 marmar Nov 2013 Jan 2014 2 1783
A 137-Mile ‘Cycling Utopia’ Floating Above London’s Rail Lines 6 TBF Jan 2014 Jan 2014 14 3401
Chicago: Ventra flaws cost CTA $1.2 million in free rides 1 marmar Dec 2013 Jan 2014 1 1915
Houston's new Metro North line ridealong (video) 3 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1851
New hybrid taxicabs for London 8 BlueStreak Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2394
D.C.: Metro considers building ‘inner loop’ of new stations to ease congestion in system’s core 3 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2405
Chicago: CTA News in Review - November 2013 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1712
Taxi of Tomorrow is Toast... 0 Agschmid Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1879
Finally! ...... Amtrak trains in the Midwest to get WiFi 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2019
TX: Commuters embrace Arlington’s experiment with public transportation 2 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1751
First long Flexity Berlin tram delivered 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1780
D.C. Streetcar To Make Long-Awaited First Appearance 5 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 6337
The Forecast Calls for Gridlock: D.C. Planners Say Transit Investment a Must 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1482
Atlanta: Pee at your own peril in MARTA elevators 2 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1940

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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To Vote or Not to Vote? Metro Vancouver Ponders Transit Referendum 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1542
NY Daily News: The case for bus rapid transit 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1493
LA Times: Buses are their route to a brighter future 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1472
Public Transit Is Underfunded Because the Wealthy Don’t Rely on It 4 KamaAina Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 2344
What’s the Deal With San Francisco’s 11-Year Bus Rapid Transit Project? 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2202
Fear & Zoning At Mt. Sinai: A One Act Play 0 phantom power Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1575
Mark Warner: Metro's Silver Line Delays Are Costing Millions, and Annoying Commuters 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 3026
Toronto: Five biggest transit myths 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1576
Charles Barkley is new at this whole public transit thing...... 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1866
L.A.'s airport train that doesn't go to the airport 1 marmar Aug 2013 Dec 2013 1 2102
BART considers charging peak-hour premiums 6 KamaAina Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2199
A Metro Station In Georgetown? It Could Finally Happen 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1776
Feds say Metro-North Safety Record 'Unacceptable' 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1676
Toronto, meet your new streetcars 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 4 2677
Twin Cities: Building a better bus stop 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2211
Detroit: Removal of I-375 could come as I-94 is widened 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2000
Twin Cities: Complaints rise about Metro Transit bus drivers 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2103
UK: The railway workers trained to stop suicides 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1615
Task force: billions needed to fix transit in S.F. 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1698
The suburbs: No longer the American Dream? 1 marmar Aug 2013 Nov 2013 2 2567
Los Angeles: Gate dilemma will keep Metro rail riders on honor system 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1950
D.C.: Metro GM Apologizes After Especially Bad Week On Red Line 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2975
San Francisco: Rats scatter from Central Subway construction 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1750
Golden Gate Bridge Tolls Could Hit $8 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1577
SF: Driverless Muni Metro train takes off in tunnel 2 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1901
Chicago: Ventra outage hits 60 CTA stations, results in 15,000 free rides 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1600
NYC motorists killed three pedestrians Monday -- on the sidewalk 2 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1974
Public Transit in Chicago has gone to the reptiles...... 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1765
NY Toll Authority Out of Control 0 Renew Deal Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1805
Chicago: Ventra boss 'can't guess' when new fare system will work 2 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2078

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Detroit: M-1 Rail Project Now Is In Process Of Selecting Streetcars 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 1819
D.C. Metro To Begin Running New Railcars In Late 2014 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 3 2312
Hamburg is planning to make cars superfluous in the next 15-20 years 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 7 2260
BART Permanently Lifts Rush Hour Bike Ban 5 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 2482
NYT: From China to Los Angeles, Taking the Electric Bus 1 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1703
Turkey's Bosphorus tunnel to open sub-sea Asia link 1 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1732
NYT: Commuting’s Hidden Cost 0 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1551
Chicago: South-leg Red Line commuters in for smooth ride Monday after five-month rebuild 0 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1513
How One D.C. Suburb Set A Gold Standard For Commuting 0 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1646
Paris' Traffic-Cutting Gamble Charms Pedestrians, Irks Drivers 0 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1520
D.C. fails to pay Metro; funds held up due to shutdown 0 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 1785
Texas DOT denies $1.6 million for El Paso bicycle-sharing program 4 marmar Aug 2013 Oct 2013 1 2175
Seriously, Get on the Bus! New Analysis Shows Fiscal, Environmental Benefits of Buses 6 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2013 Oct 2013 1 3710
Chicago: CTA Works to Stem Crash-Related Blue Line Delays 0 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 1550
Video sneak peek of the Washington Metro's Silver Line 0 marmar Oct 2013 Oct 2013 2 1580
Seattle: Light-rail start to U District, Capitol Hill may come early 1 marmar Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1764
Living Near Good Transit May Make You Happier 2 marmar Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1901
D.C.: Metro Ridership Is Down, But Transit Experts Aren't Worried 1 marmar Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1820
The Silver Line makes its way onto the Washington Metro's map 4 marmar Sep 2013 Sep 2013 8 2957
SF: Bike path flaws add millions to Bay Bridge bill 0 marmar Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 1673
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