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Superblocks to the rescue: Barcelona’s plan to give streets back to residents 0 Ghost Dog May 2016 May 2016 2 1626
Come L or High Water: Sandy Damage Leaves MTA With Tough Choice 2 marmar May 2016 May 2016 0 1918
Frequent service, not escalator access, is what attracts transit users 2 marmar May 2016 May 2016 3 1820
Fight Climate Change, One Bus Ride at a Time 1 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 1770
Why some suburbs are trying to be more like cities 4 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 2073
DC Metro will shut down sections of lines for year-long subway repair work 7 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 0 3404
U.S. 'seriously' considered shutting down DC subway system 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 4 1586
The Absurd Primacy of the Automobile in American Life 10 KamaAina Apr 2016 May 2016 10 3208
San Francisco: Muni experiments with a double-stop routine to speed things up 2 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 2089
More woes for the Washington Metro 0 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 1380
Boston: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the MBTA's Operations Control Center 0 marmar May 2016 May 2016 2 1763
Brooklyn subway fix could derail real estate boom in New York hipster capital 2 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 2368
San Francisco: $260 Million Bailout Approved for Transbay Transit Center 1 marmar May 2016 May 2016 1 1613
Bogota’s Bus Rapid Transit System Eyed By U.S. Urban Planners 3 marmar Mar 2016 May 2016 0 3507
Detroit: M-1 Rail Center Debut Marks Milestone for QLINE 1 marmar May 2016 May 2016 5 3185
For faster train travel, Amtrak wants to fix railway bottlenecks in Maryland 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 1 1948
NTSB cites ‘ineffective inspection and maintenance practices’ as causes of fatal 2015 Metro smoke... 0 Eugene May 2016 May 2016 2 1477
U.S. court says Amtrak has too much power over freight carriers 2 Eugene Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1842
Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? (xpost from GD) 6 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2131
DC: Metrobus drivers caught speeding, running red lights and ignoring stop signs 2 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1725
Which riders matter? 0 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 5 1585
Denver's new airport train starts service 1 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1761
Chicago: U.S. Senate Panel Backs $100M for Red, Purple Line Revamp 0 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1724
Santa Monica, CA, awaiting the Expo Line's launch 1 left-of-center2012 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1517
Rail safety official: Maintenance problems plague Northeast Corridor 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1777
Transit systems eye Uber, Lyft for savings on the disabled 0 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1405
San Francisco: $260 Million Bailout in Works for Troubled Transit Center Project 2 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 1829
You’ve got $50 billion for transit. Now how should you spend it? 3 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1911
Amtrak passenger service on track for rail service across Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Orlando 12 KamaAina Mar 2016 Apr 2016 3 4434
Delays May Derail Stimulus Funding for Amtrak Railcars 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1803

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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A Massachusetts state legislator has a big idea to ease the urban rent crisis (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1771
FRA Announces $25 Million Available for Positive Train Control Implementation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1751
SEPTA eyes new locomotives, station renewal in $548.6 million capital budget 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1503
When a railroad almost built a PTC system 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2015 Apr 2016 4 2182
Once seniors are too old to drive, our transportation system totally fails them 2 KamaAina Apr 2016 Apr 2016 6 1825
How Can Portland Brace for Its Population Boom? 1 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 3170
Mississauga (Ontario) Moves to Make Transit Competitive With the Car 1 marmar Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1941
Detroit: M-1 Rail on track to wrap up construction by 2017 0 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2123
NYC's Newest Subway Station Is Leaking 1 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 2333
Port Authority's Grand Compromise Yields New Bus Terminal, and Tensions 0 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2061
How Can Transit Compete With the Coming Onslaught of Driverless Cars? 3 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2493
Port Authority Pledges Billions for Airport Upgrades and New Bus Terminal. 1 elleng Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2403
Transpod's dream: Hyperloop high-speed travel between cities 1 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2076
Ambitious new park to change the face of Singapore 1 KamaAina Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2205
Man accused of jamming cellphone signal on CTA held on $10,000 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2016 Mar 2016 2 2325
Judge Allows California High-Speed Rail Project to Proceed 3 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 10 2075
Uber teams with Florida city on public transit test 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2160
Long Island Railroad's Snowstorm Postmortem: We Need Better Technology — And Communication Skills 1 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 1 2139
MBTA: Report Confirms Operator at Fault for Runaway Train 1 Eugene Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1828
DC Streetcar begins operations, no Sunday service 0 marmar Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 1745
L.A. Expo Line Phase II to open May 20 to Santa Monica Pier 1 MisterP Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1637
How to make expensive cities affordable for everyone again (xpost from CA group) 0 KamaAina Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1455
California high-speed rail's first leg to connect Central and Silicon valleys 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 7 1803
Paris Metro - Full Tour Of The Paris, France, Metro System. Métro de Paris 1 marmar Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1658
NYC to fund $2.5 billion Brooklyn-Queens light rail via bond issue 0 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1518
San Francisco: Mission Street and Muni Lines Set for Transformation 2 marmar Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1657
Chicago: Record Number of Riders Take 'L,' But Bus Use Slips in 2015, CTA Says 0 marmar Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1827
Plans for a streetcar between Brooklyn and Queens could hit a roadblock 1 Eugene Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1739
Here's how Houston boosted mass transit ridership by improving service without spending a dime 2 KamaAina Jan 2016 Feb 2016 3 2169
Why Historic Preservation Districts Should Be a Thing of the Past (xpost from GD) 1 KamaAina Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1811

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Suburban office parks are dying because young people don't want to drive there 10 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 8 3520
Transport for London's contactless future 0 nxylas Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1974
D.C.: Metro turnaround a top priority for area Congress members 0 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1581
New York's Cuomo backs Penn Station refurb, promises $22 billion for upstate 3 Eugene Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2110
Alabama's sad transit system 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Jan 2016 4 1769
Las Vegas: Light Rail Presented as Best Option to Connect Strip, Airport, Downtown 1 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 1855
Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2016 0 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2263
NTSB Opens Docket on Collision Between Metro-North Train and SUV in New York 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1586
NYC: As Subway Ridership Soars, So Do Delays 2 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 3740
DC Metro Orange, Silver Lines Return to 6-minute Rush-Hour Service 0 marmar Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 1760
Life-saving technology has been turned on for Amtrak trains in the northeast. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 5 1613
Chicago: CTA Launches Loop Link Rapid Bus Service 0 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2273
Plans for higher-speed rail between Richmond and Washington on track 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1688
Atlanta Approves Ambitious Streetcar Expansion Plan 2 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1857
Amtrak faces $95 million hit as Congress celebrates new highway bill 0 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 5 1527
NYC: MTA Records Highest Modern One-Day Subway Ridership 2 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1959
Kansas City Joining 'Bike Box' Trend for Cyclist Safety 0 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1920
Over A Quarter of the Streetcar Systems Taking Shape In the U.S. Are in Midwest Cities 2 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 4 1942
A new federal transportation bill rejects the long-standing consensus on revenue but preserves .... 0 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1665
Chicago: Red and Purple lines modernization 0 marmar Dec 2015 Dec 2015 2 1859
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