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The world's longest bus seats 256 people 13 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 10322
Toronto transit for sale: Private operators are accountable to shareholders, not riders 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1860
We all think we're in traffic, not that we are traffic. 2 phantom power Oct 2012 Oct 2012 4 2256
This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1844
Transit stop not in walking distance? Try this cool new electric skateboard! 4 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 3637
NYC Straphangers Could Lose Last Bit Of Bonus On A Multi-Ride Metrocard 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1951
Urban designers are from Mars, transit planners are from Venus 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2004
What the BART map should have looked like 6 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 4033
Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2037
Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go? 5 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6246
China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2237
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2037
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1936
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2179
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2518
Money Grab: How Can Cities Recapture Investment In Public Infrastructure? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2358
MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2144
New York MTA: Suburban Passengers Get $7 Per Ride, Subway Riders, A Buck 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2900
Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2407
Honolulu’s Rail Project Back in the Crossfire This Fall 2 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3092
Chicago: CTA Responds Aisle-Facing Seats are Here to Stay 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 4169
Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2127
Chicago: 26 bus routes face cuts, changes under CTA 'crowding reduction' plan 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3025
Poll: By More Than Two to One, New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes a Good Thing 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2055
First Foray into BRT in Chicago, Not Quite BRT 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2240
Car-sharing program Zipcar 3 cyberswede Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3058
NOW Toronto: Rush to rail link (downtown-to-airport rail plan) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2118
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2665
As the U.S. Presidential Election Begins in Earnest, a Study in Contrasts (Transportation policy) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2057
MN: Study says $827 million rail expansion needed in St. Paul's east metro 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2497

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Metro Atlanta transit measure fails; Teabaggers rejoice 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2770
Tactical urbanism: "Parklet" coming to Lexington Avenue parking spots (Asheville, NC) 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 5 2634
London Underground Breaks Passenger Numbers Record 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3429
Toronto Star: Neighbourhoods getting involved construction of TTC line 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1947
China, India Continue High Speed Rail Expansion Plans 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2275
Olympic effort for London's DLR 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2597
'Cities in Motion' computer transit simulation game 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2784
Londoners Quit Roads as Tube Bears Burden of Olympic Crowds 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2810
Rapid transit bus system could be ready in 2 years, Detroit City Council told 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1971
Gridlocked Metro Atlanta poised to defeat tax to improve mass transit 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2545
DC’s Silver Line Reaches Construction Milestone 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2234
Chicago Transit Authority: Dan Ryan Red Line Project 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2017
UK Ramps Up Intercity Rail Investments 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2605
Loudoun County comes to its senses, votes 'yes' on the Metro Silver Line project 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 3097
Toronto: How to pay for TTC expansion 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2487
The Atlantic wonders if transit is failing white people 6 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 3273
Bus Rapid Transit: Easy to Build, Easy to Destroy 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2724
San Francisco: All-door boarding on buses 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2626
Too hot for the Washington Metro? 8 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 4516
Amtrak plans 37-minute train from New York to Philadelphia by 2040 8 Eugene Jul 2012 Jul 2012 4 4254
Olympic test-run on London transport leaves commuters grumbling 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2444
Quelle Surprise !!!: Repugs want to kill the EPA's Office of Smart Growth 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2166
California Senate Approves: High Speed Rail Project to Move Forward! 3 NYC_SKP Jul 2012 Jul 2012 15 2520
Cities grow more than suburbs, first time in 100 years 1 phantom power Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2616
Toronto floats dramatic $30-billion transit plan 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 3507
Commitment to Tramways Makes France a World Model for New Urban Rail 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 4339
Copenhagen bike city 4 marmar May 2012 Jun 2012 7 3201
Austerity-crazed Republicans aim to run mass transit into the ground 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 2778
Link Detroit Project gets $10 million to improve routes for bicyclists, pedestrians 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2594
Cities Losing Out in Transportation Bill Debate 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2684

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Development banks pledge $175bn for public transport at Rio+20 0 Eugene Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2239
Loudoun Leaders Leaning “No” on Silver Line to Dulles Airport 2 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2713
Toronto Transit Commission seeks to increase service this fall as ridership climbs 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2485
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 1774
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Massive transit cuts in Pittsburgh 2 marmar May 2012 Jun 2012 1 3304
NY MTA Upping Service On L Train To Reduce “Sardine Crush” Of Riders 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2835
London Calling: WiFi on The Tube 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2493
Downplaying the Dull on Public Transit 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2363
Chicago Plans to Shut Red Line South to Perform Quick Rehab 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2384
Feds may offer funding for Detroit light rail project 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2170
Big Plans for Public Transportation in (northern) Virginia. It’s called Super NoVa 2 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2556
A Step Forward for San Francisco BRT 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2959
Toronto cycling by the numbers 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2361
A Tollway in Dallas and the Absurdity of Building Duplicative Infrastructure 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 2503
The Atlantic: A New Yorker's (Sadly Lopsided) Scorecard of Tokyo Transportation 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 3110
Beverly Hills blocking Los Angeles' 'Subway to the Sea' 2 marmar May 2012 May 2012 3 2593
In Paris, Line 1 trains now fully automated at night; all times by end of year 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2135
Strong Towns, Street Plans and Stroads 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2725
Telecommuting/Telework 6 kentauros May 2012 May 2012 0 3741
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