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Money Grab: How Can Cities Recapture Investment In Public Infrastructure? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2675
MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2492
New York MTA: Suburban Passengers Get $7 Per Ride, Subway Riders, A Buck 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3340
Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2792
Honolulu’s Rail Project Back in the Crossfire This Fall 2 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3495
Chicago: CTA Responds Aisle-Facing Seats are Here to Stay 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 4723
Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2417
Chicago: 26 bus routes face cuts, changes under CTA 'crowding reduction' plan 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3310
Poll: By More Than Two to One, New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes a Good Thing 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2344
First Foray into BRT in Chicago, Not Quite BRT 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2663
Car-sharing program Zipcar 3 cyberswede Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3617
NOW Toronto: Rush to rail link (downtown-to-airport rail plan) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2388
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2992
As the U.S. Presidential Election Begins in Earnest, a Study in Contrasts (Transportation policy) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2356
MN: Study says $827 million rail expansion needed in St. Paul's east metro 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2986
Metro Atlanta transit measure fails; Teabaggers rejoice 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3244
Tactical urbanism: "Parklet" coming to Lexington Avenue parking spots (Asheville, NC) 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 5 2990
London Underground Breaks Passenger Numbers Record 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3730
Toronto Star: Neighbourhoods getting involved construction of TTC line 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2240
China, India Continue High Speed Rail Expansion Plans 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2663
Olympic effort for London's DLR 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2963
'Cities in Motion' computer transit simulation game 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3147
Londoners Quit Roads as Tube Bears Burden of Olympic Crowds 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3077
Rapid transit bus system could be ready in 2 years, Detroit City Council told 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2281
Gridlocked Metro Atlanta poised to defeat tax to improve mass transit 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2935
DC’s Silver Line Reaches Construction Milestone 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2524
Chicago Transit Authority: Dan Ryan Red Line Project 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2294
UK Ramps Up Intercity Rail Investments 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2871
Loudoun County comes to its senses, votes 'yes' on the Metro Silver Line project 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 3556
Toronto: How to pay for TTC expansion 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2852

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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The Atlantic wonders if transit is failing white people 6 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 3987
Bus Rapid Transit: Easy to Build, Easy to Destroy 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 3227
San Francisco: All-door boarding on buses 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2952
Too hot for the Washington Metro? 8 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 5340
Amtrak plans 37-minute train from New York to Philadelphia by 2040 8 Eugene Jul 2012 Jul 2012 4 5148
Olympic test-run on London transport leaves commuters grumbling 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2843
Quelle Surprise !!!: Repugs want to kill the EPA's Office of Smart Growth 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2520
California Senate Approves: High Speed Rail Project to Move Forward! 3 NYC_SKP Jul 2012 Jul 2012 15 2956
Cities grow more than suburbs, first time in 100 years 1 phantom power Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2942
Toronto floats dramatic $30-billion transit plan 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 3808
Commitment to Tramways Makes France a World Model for New Urban Rail 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 4788
Copenhagen bike city 4 marmar May 2012 Jun 2012 7 3681
Austerity-crazed Republicans aim to run mass transit into the ground 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 3246
Link Detroit Project gets $10 million to improve routes for bicyclists, pedestrians 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2862
Cities Losing Out in Transportation Bill Debate 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3022
Development banks pledge $175bn for public transport at Rio+20 0 Eugene Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2618
Loudoun Leaders Leaning “No” on Silver Line to Dulles Airport 2 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 3062
Toronto Transit Commission seeks to increase service this fall as ridership climbs 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2834
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Massive transit cuts in Pittsburgh 2 marmar May 2012 Jun 2012 1 3696
NY MTA Upping Service On L Train To Reduce “Sardine Crush” Of Riders 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3295
London Calling: WiFi on The Tube 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2842
Downplaying the Dull on Public Transit 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2693
Chicago Plans to Shut Red Line South to Perform Quick Rehab 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2676
Feds may offer funding for Detroit light rail project 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2448
Big Plans for Public Transportation in (northern) Virginia. It’s called Super NoVa 2 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2931
A Step Forward for San Francisco BRT 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 3524
Toronto cycling by the numbers 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2674
A Tollway in Dallas and the Absurdity of Building Duplicative Infrastructure 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 2909

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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The Atlantic: A New Yorker's (Sadly Lopsided) Scorecard of Tokyo Transportation 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 3434
Beverly Hills blocking Los Angeles' 'Subway to the Sea' 2 marmar May 2012 May 2012 3 2980
In Paris, Line 1 trains now fully automated at night; all times by end of year 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2438
Strong Towns, Street Plans and Stroads 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 3189
Telecommuting/Telework 6 kentauros May 2012 May 2012 0 4504
Getting around town on the amazing Moscow Metro 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2907
Incredible Train Stations 11 marmar May 2012 May 2012 12 10759
Tunnel Linking Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Terminal Could Be Delayed (Again) 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2529
In Florida, Aging Population Struggles to Get Around 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 5 2623
Chicago: Bus-only lanes for CTA soon 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 3803
London's Olympic transport crunch 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2562
A Complete Streets Policy for Saratoga Springs 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2711
"Ferrari Train" debuts in Italy 11 marmar May 2012 May 2012 11 8317
Tolls Still a Sticking Point in Dulles Rail Project 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2374
The World’s 10 Busiest Subway Systems 8 marmar May 2012 May 2012 8 10634
My hometown may re-regulate buses 0 nxylas May 2012 May 2012 3 3247
Toronto’s Transit City Back in Play 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2945
NOW Toronto: No more backtracking on LRT 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2398
Detroit light rail backers ready to move forward 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 2281
Port Authority Chief Wants Megabus Out 1 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2974
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