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In Florida, Aging Population Struggles to Get Around 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 5 2430
Chicago: Bus-only lanes for CTA soon 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 3653
London's Olympic transport crunch 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2393
A Complete Streets Policy for Saratoga Springs 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2503
"Ferrari Train" debuts in Italy 11 marmar May 2012 May 2012 11 7618
Tolls Still a Sticking Point in Dulles Rail Project 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2233
The World’s 10 Busiest Subway Systems 8 marmar May 2012 May 2012 8 10139
My hometown may re-regulate buses 0 nxylas May 2012 May 2012 3 3065
Toronto’s Transit City Back in Play 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2799
NOW Toronto: No more backtracking on LRT 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2248
Detroit light rail backers ready to move forward 0 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 2134
Port Authority Chief Wants Megabus Out 1 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 1 2776
Transit ridership rises, thanks to young commuters and high gas prices 1 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2462
Californians - If you've received a CA Household Travel Survey, strongly encourage filling it out. 0 pinto Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2867
NOWToronto: A Canuck expat in Geneva on the virtues of light rail 2 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 2957
In an Atlanta Desperate for More Transit Options, New Rail Plans for Eastern Suburbs 1 marmar Apr 2012 Apr 2012 4 3032
Low-Density Suburbs Are Not Free-Market Capitalism 3 KamaAina Apr 2012 Apr 2012 3 3076
The "shuttle effect" in San Francisco 9 KamaAina Mar 2012 Apr 2012 0 5279
LA’s Westside Subway is Practically Ready for Construction, But Its Completion Could be 25 Years Off 4 marmar Mar 2012 Apr 2012 1 3723
Disappearing Toronto: The real danger of undervaluing our historical architecture 1 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 2801
Here is a report on the USA's only "Personal Rapid Transit" System 5 happyslug Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 7602
Manhattan is Number One Extreme Commuting Destination 5 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 4036
Pittsburgh LRV extended to the Northshore 0 happyslug Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2275
Metro's new Expo Line to open first phase to public April 28 (LA Times) 3 pinto Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 3143
Do you know how much a gallon of gas costs now? I don't. 27 rbnyc Mar 2012 Mar 2012 9 15260
Lousy Transit Fails Ohio’s Urban Poor 1 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2574
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford shuts down transit debate 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2865
What Intersections Would Look Like in a World of Driverless Cars 14 kristopher Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 7200
A Close One For Urban Cyclists 0 BridgeTheGap Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2360

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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High Speed Rail Funds Aiding Local Transit in CA 3 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 3042
U.S. Public Transportation Sees Second Highest Annual Ridership Since 1957 6 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 3 4072
(Boston) MBTA: Both service cuts, fare hikes will be needed to close budget gap 0 Eugene Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2446
CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) ridership jumps to highest level in 20 years 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 2824
Goodbye-ways: The downfall of urban freeways 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 4198
Gateway Urbanism 0 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2403
For L.A., How to Build an Airport Rail Connection That Makes Sense for Passengers? 0 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2043
Retrofitting for Fecundity 2 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 7 2680
Why Driverless Cars Will Increase Tensions in Cities and Suburbs Alike 0 phantom power Mar 2012 Mar 2012 2 2249
smart growth fail 0 phantom power Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2381
In the Bay Area, Transit Signs are Surprisingly Poor 3 marmar Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 3541
Anyone for 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph)? 2 Kennah Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 3565
Chicago Commits to Downtown Bus Priority 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2244
San Diego: How Not to Treat a Waterfront 3 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2886
San Francisco finds performance parking less responsive than expected 3 phantom power Dec 2011 Feb 2012 1 2917
This forum needs a host 2 nxylas Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2643
What Transit Advocates Could Learn from SOPA 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2288
LaHood Calls For Almost $15M To Build Rapid Transit Line In Grand Rapids 1 UrbScotty Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2687
Panel of Transportation Experts Predict Dire Consequences from House Proposal for Transportation.... 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2502
NOW Toronto: Deconstructing the seminal vote...that shelved Mayor Rob Ford’s Sheppard subway plans 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2310
NY: Transit Agencies Warn House Plan Could End Guaranteed Federal Aid 2 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2993
Amtrak gets OK for 110-mph Chicago-Michigan service 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 3505
Why does it take decades to build a subway system in the U.S.? 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 4 2731
House Bill Could Cut $1.7 Billion in NYC Transit Funds 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2594
Toronto City Council pushes back against pig-beast mayor on transit expansion plans 1 marmar Jan 2012 Feb 2012 0 3406
With a House like this, what advances can American transportation policy make? 1 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 2645
MD Gov. Martin O'Malley's sales tax on gas is the right way to fund transport 3 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 3356
Boehner’s last stand: House leader wants to kill transit funding 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2530
Urgent Call to Action: House Plan Puts Public Transit Projects In Jeopardy! 0 nxylas Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 3091
San Francisco Chronicle: Building BART cars overseas adds insult to cost 4 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 3 5363

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Connections: The Chicago Transit Authority's YouTube channel........ 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2636
Don’t Cut Tysons Corner in Two 2 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 3084
World's busiest metro/subway systems 1 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 3095
Proposed rule changes for assessing new transit projects 0 MH1 Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 2749
List of U.S. cities with high transit ridership 3 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 3632
San Francisco Central Subway funds get a key OK 1 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 2805
On Infrastructure, Hopes for Progress This Year Look Glum 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2089
UK: Opponents Fail to Derail HS2 High-Speed Project 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2466
Arlington's Smart Growth 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2352
MBTA nixes (Boston commuter rail) takeover, ponders next rail contract 0 Eugene Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2384
NOW Toronto: Transit City Code Red 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 4399
Boston's T is about to be guTTed 0 KamaAina Jan 2012 Jan 2012 2 2340
Driving has lost its cool for young Americans 1 Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2011 Jan 2012 4 4829
Public Transit: A New Year's Eve lifesaver 2 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 2 5731
Plan to use Amtrak as fallback for high-speed rail criticized 6 pinto Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 3596
Notes from a Public Transportation newbie of sorts (me) - 12 pinto Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 5317
Best Mass Transit Systems 8 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 6 8662
IL: Emanuel, Quinn Hope Bicycles Fill the Missing Link in Mass Transit 3 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 5066
D.C.'s train station is a mess. Again. 0 marmar Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 3868
Any other Los Angeles residents who love the Gold Line in LA? 6 JDPriestly May 2011 Dec 2011 1 3565
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