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Why Can't America Have Great Trains? 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2777
Japan: Maglev Train Breaks Own Speed Record 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1933
NYC Subway Ridership Grows to Highest Point in 65 Years 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1864
Detroit: M-1 Rail Construction Shifts to Campus Martius 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1644
Amtrak pen trumps Freedom of Information Act sword 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1724
BART Tackles Growing Suicide Problem 1 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1583
WMATA's first 7000-series train to debut on Blue Line 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1668
Broadening the city through a universal fare card 4 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1835
Proposals to Eliminate Federal Funding Result in 43 Percent Cut in Public Transit and Would Cost U.S 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1431
When American transit agencies ignore the world’s move to open gangways 0 marmar Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1590
This is what a 'socialist' mayor does for the citizens. Thanks Ann Hidalgo! 4 Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2339
Couple Converts Flatbed Truck Into Their Dream Country Home 1 KamaAina Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 1908
Millennials Move to Mass Transit -- WaPo 2 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 11 1864
New York: 7 Train to West Side Will Open at Some Point 3 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1756
Washington DC: Metro's First 7000-Series Train to Debut April 14 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1513
China's Hydrogen-Powered Future Starts in Trams, Not Cars 5 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2606
Record 10.8 Billion Trips Taken On U.S. Public Transportation In 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1510
Georgia: $1 Billion for Roads, Not a Dime for Transit 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1589
Chicago Transit Riders Warned to Brace for Possible Service Cuts, Fare Hikes 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1690
Chicago: Zero Explosives, 1 Arrest and 2.6K Bags Checked by Cops at CTA Stations 1 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1777
400 tickets for 1-day return of Winter Park ski train sell out in 12 hours 6 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Mar 2015 0 3077
These Neighbors Got Together to Buy Vacant Buildings. Now They’re Renting to Bakers and Brewers (GD) 1 KamaAina Mar 2015 Mar 2015 5 1817
Chicago: CTA to double speed of some downtown buses that crawl at 3 mph 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1920
Twin Cities: U.S. Bank Provides Funding for St. Paul Green Line Apartments 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1614
FRA launches crossing safety campaign, schedules trespassing prevention workshop 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1532
Seattle: Sound Transit Reaches Record Ridership in 2014 0 marmar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1602
"Transit Revolution": Will Los Angeles Become Gentrification Ground Zero? 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2137
Double-decker bus gives Stanford commuters a fresh perspective 2 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1803
San Francisco residents relying less on private automobiles 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1647
Massachusetts: Delays, Crowding, Tension Persist for Locals Using MBTA Commuter Rail 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1609

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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A Vacant Lot In Wyoming Will Become One Of The World's First Vertical Farms (xpost from GD) 0 KamaAina Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1688
Detroit: Grand Rapids Silver Line Offers Model For Woodward BRT Service 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1557
Boston: Scott Says 'at Least' 30 Days Needed to Get T on Track 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 1698
Chicago: Study Says CTA Attracts More Haters on Twitter Than Other Transit Agencies 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1897
Boston-Area Public Transit System Tested During Snowstorms 0 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1872
Milwaukee City Council OKs streetcar plan 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1599
Chicago: CTA Blue Line Upgrade Gets $120M Infusion From Feds 1 marmar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2129
DOT Warns of Dystopian Future For Transportation 2 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1867
Amtrak to invest $12 million in major renovation of Chicago's Union Station 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 2011
Downtown Living Doesn't Stop for Storms 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1960
M-1 Rail construction to ramp up this year in Detroit 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1966
NY: MTA Had Plan to Keep Subways Running Despite Heavy Snow 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1844
Seattle's Pronto Cycle Share puts rental bikes around town at swipe, go stations 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1669
For LaGuardia, an AirTrain that will save almost no one any time 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1911
Suburban Chicago: Pace Unveils $2.3B Rapid Transit Network Plan 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2419
NY: Subway Fare Going Up 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1908
Cuomo to Call for an AirTrain to LaGuardia 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 1921
Toronto Mayor John Tory’s welcome reverse on transit exposes his flank 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1771
Charlotte Streetcar Opening Delayed Until June 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1744
SF Mayor Announces Major Expansion of Muni Light Rail Fleet 2 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 6 2394
Washington DC: 1 dead, dozens hurt after Metro car fills with smoke 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1628
NYC subways slowly upgrading from 1930s-era technology 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 1837
(Transit) Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2015 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2131
Amtrak San Joaquin Corridor At Near-Record Ridership And Revenue Levels 3 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 2096
US Transportation Sec. Foxx announces $996 million to extend Green Line (Boston) 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 2411
BART Video: "Farewell Old Wool Seats" 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1684
The 51 Busiest Train Stations in the World– All but 6 Located in Japan 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2015 1 3062
Cities Without Traffic 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 8 1932
Chicago Transit Projects for 2015 2 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 1974
Chicago CTA Ride the Rails: Brown Line in Real Time 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1889

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Despite Cheaper Gas, Public Transit Ridership Is Up, Trade Group Reports 1 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 5 1686
Infographic: The 5 Largest Public Transit Systems in the US 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2088
NYC: MTA To Combat Subway Delays With 'Platform Conductors' 2 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2017
Calgary’s soaring transit use suggests high ridership is possible even in sprawling cities 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2443
Detroit M-1 Rail: Moving Forward Together 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1523
Transit: land use is key 0 KamaAina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1615
Chicago McCormick Place Green Line Opening Delayed to Early 2015 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1831
Frustrations Mount With New Doubts About D.C.'s Streetcar Launch 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1512
D.C.: Metro's Funding Needs Run Up Against Local Budget Realities 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1881
Boston: MBTA Ridership Surpasses 37M For 1st Time 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 2 1677
Chicago CTA Ride the Rails: Red Line to Howard 4 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2415
Ride the Rails: Blue Line to O'Hare 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 4 1852
M-1 RAIL on time with completion of first phase of construction on Woodward Ave. in Downtown Detroit 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 1758
Confirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment 4 KamaAina Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2098
My pic of construction of the M1 light rail line in downtown Detroit ......... 2 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2564
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1327
Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1627
With no new rail tunnel on the horizon under the Hudson, New York faces a looming transport crisis 1 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2180
NYC Sets One-Day Subway Ridership Record 2 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1813
Detroit: M-1 Rail picks Czech Republic-based vendor to build custom streetcars 1 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1888
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