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How An Autonomous Train-Bus Hybrid Could Transform City Transit 2 progree Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 2246
Virginia sees record train ridership as passenger rail expands 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1087
Boston pushes for fare-free bus expansion, says 42% of riders saved money 0 marmar Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1305
L.A. riders bail on Metro trains amid 'horror' of deadly drug overdoses, crime 4 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 2092
Amtrak, Southern Rail Commission to seek funding for Crescent route expansion 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1289
First Look: R211s Roll Into New York Subway Service 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1232
High-speed rail in Florida: Brightline shows off new 130-mph speed test 3 marmar Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 1613
Metro's First Electric Bus Delivery Delayed Due To Battery Fire Recall; DASH Buses Also Affected 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1593
Amtrak restores Cascades service 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 6 981
FTA: $4.45B for Major Transit Projects 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 1206
Amtrak to begin construction activities for B&P tunnel replacement 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 4 1468
Siemens to build rail manufacturing plant in North Carolina 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 1658
Construction of $10 Billion Southern California to Vegas High Speed Rail Line Is Set to Begin 14 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 2515
USDOT Debuts Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 994
DC Metro Will Spend $55 Million, Take Three Years To Fix 7000-Series Trains 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 1453
Alstom Lands SEPTA Order for 130 Trolleys 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 1037
Chicago: CTA to replace critical Blue Line track components on O'Hare branch 0 marmar Feb 2023 Feb 2023 1 1581
Caltrans, CDFW, Brightline West reach agreement to build wildlife overcrossings 0 marmar Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 1120
Feds skip over California bullet train's $1.2 billion grants request. What happens now? 5 marmar Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 1953
Toronto airport rail service halted after brake issues found throughout equipment fleet 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 1405
5th avenue near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan 5 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 1552
FTA awards more than $384 million to improve passenger ferry operations 0 marmar Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1777
Why Biden is visiting a 150-year-old tunnel Monday in Baltimore 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1108
Pictures: China - Laos rail marks success of Belt and Road, friendship and prosperity 6 Alexander Of Assyria Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2277
MA: Lawmakers pushing for MBTA to electrify Commuter Rail by 2035 1 marmar Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1182
New $6.7 billion price tag makes Caltrain's SF extension among costliest in the world 0 marmar Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1795
USA Rail Pass: 10 rides for just $299 through January 20 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 1532
Hundreds stranded for hours on Amtrak train in rural South Carolina 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 2756
More than $405 million in transit related projects included in FY23 congressionally directed spendin 1 marmar Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 2440
South Florida: Brightline opens Boca Raton, Aventura stations 0 marmar Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 1483

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Washington Metro Silver Line extension real-time ride (video) 1 marmar Jan 2023 Jan 2023 9 1259
New NY laws to fund 'complete streets' projects; require transit dependent representation ........ 0 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1738
Omnibus legislative package includes $21.2 billion for public transit and $16.6 billion for passenge 1 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 2446
9 Transportation Projects In The D.C. Region Set To Open In 2023 0 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1082
Video: The 10 Most Improved Cities In the U.S. for Transit, Walking, and Biking 1 Renew Deal Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1908
Mapped: Explore our interactive CTA ridership map (Chicago) 1 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 1028
Shifting gears: why US cities are falling out of love with the parking lot 0 jgo Dec 2022 Dec 2022 12 2071
Northeast's century-old rail bridges, tunnels land $9 billion overhaul 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1272
Chicago City Council approves Transit TIF district to fund CTA Red Line extension 0 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1667
Maine Loves Its Train. Can Other States Follow in Its Tracks? 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 4 1593
Holiday tradition adorns a busier Charlottesville Amtrak station 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1161
FRA makes nearly $2.3 billion available in federal passenger rail grants 0 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 1553
On this day, December 7, 1941, the refurbished, streamlined Empire State Express made its first run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1799
How This $4.8 Billion Walkway Is Redefining Atlanta 1 Uncle Joe Dec 2022 Dec 2022 2 1785
High-speed rail efforts in the US: a history 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1255
High-speed rail line from LA to Las Vegas could begin construction in 2023 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 7 2093
Vancouver: Second Broadway Subway TBM prepares for launch 3 marmar Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 1468
FL: Brightline closer to Broward, Miami-Dade commuter rail deals 0 marmar Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1447
On this day, October 29, 1983, the GG1 locomotive ran for the last time. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Nov 2022 3 2342
What big cities can learn from the rural US about public transit 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 1970
FAQ: Metro's Silver Line extension opens Tuesday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1058
Beginning November 15, 1968, you could take rapid transit from downtown Cleveland to the airport. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1488
DC's Union Station has fallen on hard times. Can it be saved? 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1378
Price tag for Alexandria, Virginia's, bus network puts fare-free future in jeopardy 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1360
US Traffic Safety Is Getting Worse, While Other Countries Improve 4 marmar Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 1414
DC/MD/VA: WMATA says "We're Ready" to open Silver Line Extension on Nov. 15 0 marmar Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1441
Chicago: CTA issues RFQ for Red Line Extension project 0 marmar Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1099
DC/MD/VA: Silver Line service between Reston and Ashburn can start before Thanksgiving, Metro says 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1510
Metrolink's new Arrow Line opens between San Bernardino and Redlands 1 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1221
DC/MD/VA: Metro Says Silver Line Extension Ready to Open -- But There Aren't Enough Trains 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 1477

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Emergency stabilization work to start this week on OCTA-owned San Clemente tracks 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1487
NC By Train service sets record for ridership in September 1 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1466
STB Launches Office of Passenger Rail. 0 elleng Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1177
Why Climate Change Is Keeping an Amtrak Train from Running On Time 2 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1650
How California's Bullet Train Went Off the Rails 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1166
Officials celebrate completion of the Long Island Rail Road Third Track project 0 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1302
Honolulu rail project remains eligible for federal funds with FTA approval of recovery plan 1 marmar Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1509
Metro Delays Potomac Yard Station Opening, Extends Closures South Of National Airport 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1264
Amtrak Temporarily Adjusts Service Due to Hurricane Ian 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1305
Nixon and Pat ride into future on just-launched Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) 50 years ago this week 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 5 1495
DC: A First Look At The New Metro Map, Featuring Silver Line Extension And Name Changes 1 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1372
Inside the plant building the fastest passenger trains in America 1 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 12 1363
San Francisco: SFMTA announces opening schedule of Central Subway Project 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1488
Chicago: CTA reports on rail service optimization progress 1 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 3 1243
Toronto: Preferred proponent teams selected for two contracts associated with the Ontario Line 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 1723
Gateway transit link: Commuter Tunnel Under the Hudson Won't Be Finished Until 2035 2 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1784
Ridership milestones on OCTA, MTA and Colorado transit systems 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1201
DC/MD/VA: Additional 7000-series trains returning to Metrorail service September 12 0 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1352
The End Of An Era: MetroCard Machines In NYC Will Be Phased Out By 2023 5 marmar Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 3488
Rolling down the track: Germany debuts the first hydrogen-powered passenger train service 2 marmar Aug 2022 Aug 2022 9 2324
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