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72-hour coast-to-coast Amtrak ride condensed to just over 3 minutes 1 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2878
Chicago: A Vision for Bus Rapid Transit on Ashland 1 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2572
NY Times: MTA Ponders Transit for a New Generation 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1809
Did Sprawl Kill Horatio Alger? 0 phantom power Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1822
NYC Kills Fast Bus to LGA 3 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2292
Defining Clear Standards for Transit-Oriented Development 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1955
Seattle: Rasmussen Drops Bike-Share Bill; Funding Proving More Difficult to Wrangle 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1657
Detroit Metro Times: The Complete Streets initiative for Woodward 2 marmar Jun 2013 Jul 2013 1 2391
To Urbanize or Not To Urbanize? Virginia Residents Divided Over Metro Expansion 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1854
Storms and flooding wreak absolute havoc on Toronto commute 2 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2289
Toronto: Metrolinx price tag for Scarborough subway leaves councillors fuming 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1915
After 20 years of talk, Crenshaw/LAX rail line gets green light 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1825
Chicago Launches Bike Share: A Divvy Day One Dispatch 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1854
Senate Panel Okays Funding for D.C. Transit 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1758
NOW Toronto: Cure for King: Time for tough choices on car-congested streets 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2189
Poll: Bike Sharing Widely Popular After First Month (NYC) 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2167
Article on Detroit filled with inaccuracies 5 KamaAina Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2701
"They say San José is going to become another Los Angeles." 0 KamaAina Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2434
Ann Arbor's vision for high-capacity transit taking shape with possible Connector routes mapped 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2117
CicLAvia fills Wilshire Boulevard with bicycles (LA Times) 0 pinto Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1822
Chicago: Blue Line Study Could Lead to Overhaul 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2189
Honolulu mayor proposes bike lanes beneath planned elevated rail transit tracks 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1915
El Paso's BRT System ready to break ground 5 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3722
San Francisco's new eco-friendly bus malfunctioned en route to a press conference 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1997
NYC's Second Avenue Subway construction (with photos) in Manhattan 1 CreekDog Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 4751
Toronto Transit Commission: Third-busiest mass transit system in North America (video) 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2219
Bike barometer reveals big numbers 0 Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1999
Sweden: Male train drivers wear skirts after shorts row 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2143
Cities Turn to Walkability for Public Health Boost 2 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2068
Updating Northeast Corridor Will be Complex and Costly 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2593

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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San Francisco video teaches bus drivers how to coexist with cyclists 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2158
Washington D.C.: Riders try out Metro’s new stainless steel fare gates 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2513
Toronto: Eglinton Crosstown (LRT) crews launch giant tunneling machine 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1946
R Train Service to Halt Between Brooklyn, Manhattan 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2214
LA Times: Bus-only lanes debut on Wilshire Boulevard 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1893
D.C.'s Outer Beltway Plan Draws Ferocious Opposition, as Business Leaders Cry For More Lanes 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2108
San Antonio: Six streetcar routes on the table 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1850
To Immediate Controversy, Toronto Unveils Potential Revenue Sources for $34 Billion in New Transit 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2984
Commuters Would Pay More for Better Public Transit Tech, Study Says 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1864
Cyclists will be able to sign up this week for Chicago’s bike-sharing program 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2147
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2878
Chicago: Changes Follow Criticism of CTA's Ventra Card Plan 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2106
The Evolution of Moscow's Subway Maps 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 10 4497
Creative ways to avoid paying bus fare in Australia 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2549
L.A. Metro board approves Leimert Park subway station 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3872
Washington DC: Metro moves to modernize fare-collection system 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2400
Lawmakers form public transit caucus 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1795
Driving Is Dropping In The U.S. 4 marmar May 2013 May 2013 3
CA: BART to Decide on Relaxed Rules for Bikes on Trains 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2217
WA: Party Lines Blur at Transportation Rally 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2191
Maryland: Capital Area Commuters Increasingly Relying on Transit 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2365
Minnesota: Status-quo transportation bill disappoints transit advocates 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2134
How Silver Spring’s transit center plan grew into a fiasco 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2032
A good day for pedestrians, cyclists and equines in Houston 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2414
California County Details How Transit Cuts Harm Health 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2324
Chicago: 'So far, so good' on first weekday of Red Line shutdown 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2031
Twin Cities: Hiawatha Line renamed Blue Line 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3380
Chicago: Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2282
NY: PATH/Fail: The Story of the World's Most Expensive Train Station 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3636
London: Animated fly-through of proposed Crossrail 2 routes 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2163

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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As Millennials Shun Cars, Boston Rethinks Its Transportation System 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 3
Charlotte: City officials tout South End as model for rail-oriented development 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2007
The daily commute,You gotta be kidding. 6 jambo101 May 2013 May 2013 6 2999
Hamilton vs NYC: Managing the Streets 0 Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 May 2013 0
Maryland: Those in Purple Line path put on notice 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2579
NJ Transit is studying bringing its Hudson-Bergen light rail to...Bergen County 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2160
"Pedestrians Slow Cars Down:" Why So Few Walk in Miami 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2217
Some D.C. Metro Workers Still Fear Reporting Safety Violations 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2051
Toronto: New TTC bendy bus spotted 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2291
Drastic cut in travel times part of Muni’s ambitious long-term vision 9 CreekDog May 2013 May 2013 1 3332
Top 20 Bike Cities Span Four Continents, But Not U.S.A 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 3025
For Los Angeles, an End to the ‘Free’ Subway Ride 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1978
Madison: Metro unveils plans for bus rapid transit 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2214
More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2194
Ridership on LA's Expo Line is steadily increasing -- and it doesn't seem to be impacting bus use 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 4 2262
Chicago's commuter rail may fold the cost of Wi-Fi access into monthly rail fare packages 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2534
National Train Day, May 11 - 0 pinto May 2013 May 2013 2 1885
The Pittsburgh Area Has Light Rail — But Can You Find It? 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2229
Mumbai's Metro rail service to begin in September 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2780
D.C.'s First Streetcars Roll in For Testing 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2438
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