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L.A. Metro board approves Leimert Park subway station 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 4050
Washington DC: Metro moves to modernize fare-collection system 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2598
Lawmakers form public transit caucus 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1948
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 2447
WA: Party Lines Blur at Transportation Rally 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2444
Maryland: Capital Area Commuters Increasingly Relying on Transit 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2610
Minnesota: Status-quo transportation bill disappoints transit advocates 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2294
How Silver Spring’s transit center plan grew into a fiasco 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2228
A good day for pedestrians, cyclists and equines in Houston 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2686
California County Details How Transit Cuts Harm Health 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2543
Chicago: 'So far, so good' on first weekday of Red Line shutdown 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2194
Twin Cities: Hiawatha Line renamed Blue Line 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3609
Chicago: Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2457
NY: PATH/Fail: The Story of the World's Most Expensive Train Station 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3858
London: Animated fly-through of proposed Crossrail 2 routes 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2372
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 2189
The daily commute,You gotta be kidding. 6 jambo101 May 2013 May 2013 6 3410
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 2747
NJ Transit is studying bringing its Hudson-Bergen light rail to...Bergen County 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2364
"Pedestrians Slow Cars Down:" Why So Few Walk in Miami 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2445
Some D.C. Metro Workers Still Fear Reporting Safety Violations 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2252
Toronto: New TTC bendy bus spotted 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2447
Drastic cut in travel times part of Muni’s ambitious long-term vision 9 CreekDog May 2013 May 2013 1 3844
Top 20 Bike Cities Span Four Continents, But Not U.S.A 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 3410
For Los Angeles, an End to the ‘Free’ Subway Ride 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2134
Madison: Metro unveils plans for bus rapid transit 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2370
More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2363

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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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 2431
Chicago's commuter rail may fold the cost of Wi-Fi access into monthly rail fare packages 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2701
National Train Day, May 11 - 0 pinto May 2013 May 2013 2 2064
The Pittsburgh Area Has Light Rail — But Can You Find It? 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2395
Mumbai's Metro rail service to begin in September 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3032
D.C.'s First Streetcars Roll in For Testing 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2642
NYC Subway Delays Up Last Year, Even Before Sandy 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2989
Philadelphia: Study Says SEPTA is Strapped 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2807
Miami-Dade Transit installs info monitors for Metrorail commuters 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2197
Twin Cities: 'Dan Patch moratorium' bans talk of south metro commuter rail 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3189
NY: BoltBus Eyes Nassau, More Rush-Hour Routes 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2595
Thousands rode RTD's new light rail line from Denver to Golden Saturday 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 8 2516
Gas stations are vanishing from Washington’s inner suburbs 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2130
San Francisco: Bids to Build Central Subway are $100 Million Over City's Estimates 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2762
Metro says it will not operate troubled Silver Spring hub 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2150
SF: How crowded will your BART train be? 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 3798
Detroit: M1 Rail project gets final OK from federal government 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3988
Chicago Hell Commute, Round II 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2561
Suburban bus use climbs across Washington region 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2021
The armpit tube map and other ideas 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3914
Utah Transit Authority’s airport TRAX line open to public 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2262
Michigan: Amtrak's ridership up on Wolverine line 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3983
Charlotte: Streetcar Plan Slows 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2302
New Chicago Plan: Pedestrians Come First 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 3 2378
Plan to extend No. 7 subway from NYC to New Jersey could be back on track 6 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 4945
Twin Cities: Expanding mass transit in east metro is a fight to catch up 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1967
London: Docklands Light Railway breaks ridership record 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3325
Copenhagen: Light rail touted as cure for city's congestion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2093
Penn Station vs Madison Square Garden 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3012
100 Busiest Train Stations in the World (all but a few are in Japan) 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 8146

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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What Drives Us? Car Sharing Reflects Cultural Shift 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 1922
After years of planning, bus rapid transit begins taking shape in Grand Rapids 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2115
Chicago: CTA seeks to improve underground wireless coverage 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1966
National Train Day, May 11 2 pinto Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2323
Toronto: Streetcar shortage looms 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2308
Americans Are Driving Less 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 7 2624
DC: Capital Bikeshare set a record Saturday — and is embarking upon a major expansion 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2171
Maryland County Approves Millions More for Troubled Transit Center 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1868
Quelle Surprise !!!: A small group of suburban voters defeated the LA County transit tax extension 2 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 2468
MARTA bucks national trend: Ridership keeps falling 1 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2657
SF: Who gets hit by Muni switchbacks? It's mostly low-income and outer neighborhoods 0 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2009
Denver: RTD's W light-rail line builds steam toward a late-April opening 3 marmar Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 2580
The NYC Subway's indestructable rats 3 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 3037
Contractor Responds to Reported Defects In Silver Spring Transit Center 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 2 2284
Why Berlin’s transit system rocks 9 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 4450
Most signaled intersections are unsafe for pedestrians, here's why 18 CreekDog Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 10589
Massachusetts Plan Starts Small for Big Upgrade to Rail System 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 5 2410
Sometimes, getting off the train isn't so easy....... 0 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2171
In Many Markets, Rail Beats or Competes With Air Travel 7 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 3 3933
Judge Rules No ID Required to Ride NYC Subway 1 marmar Mar 2013 Mar 2013 11 2398
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