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WaPo: Contractor says Silver Line is complete; MWAA now has 15 days to decide 1 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1791
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Revisiting an N train extension to Laguardia 2 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2353
UK: Cornwall and parts of Devon could be without rail links to London for a while 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 1 1663
'Transit deserts' in Chicago region's mass transit system: report 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 2 2024
Why Super Bowl Transit Math Didn't Add Up 0 marmar Feb 2014 Feb 2014 0 1759
Kansas City Council Gives Green Light to Plans for Larger Streetcar Taxing District 1 marmar Jan 2014 Feb 2014 0 1880
As 'mass transit' Super Bowl nears, more disabled trains and delays 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2340
Mass. Holds Hearings On $12B Transportation Spending Plan 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 2189
CA Gov Jerry Brown asks state Supreme Court to intervene on high-speed rail 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1845
Twin Cities: Metro Transit reports ridership gain for fourth year in a row 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1523
"It's Hard to Say" if U.S. Bike Share Systems Will Survive Bixi's Bankruptcy -- Reporter 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1990
Google bus backlash: S.F. to impose fees on tech shuttles 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1980
Bankruptcy of Bike Share Company Will Not Immediately Affect Systems in U.S. Cities 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1759
Los Angeles: Metro breaks ground on $2-billion Crenshaw light-rail line 3 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1936
Cross Posted - Slow Motion Shots Capture Public Transit Like You've Never Seen. 2 Agschmid Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 2161
NY: Unspent MetroCard Money Means Millions for M.T.A. 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1750
Chicago: Pain before gain on Blue Line renovation project 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 2003
Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2014 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1728
D.C.: Silver Line's Final Safety Testing Scheduled for End of This Month 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1997
Watch China’s 1,000 High-Speed Trains in Action 5 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 15 2296
Mass.: Governor Patrick’s down payments on a transit legacy 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1841
NYC: Water Main Break Causes Major Subway Delays 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1778
Best Bus Rapid Transit Systems in major world cities (video) 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 3804
Charlotte: Light-Rail Construction for Blue Line Extension to Begin in March 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2348
Cute Tokyo Metro posters remind commuters to behave 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1955
Polar Biking: Capital Bikeshare Ridership Surges Despite Frigid Temps 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1495
London congestion charge expected to rise by at least 15% 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1678
S.F. to charge operators of tech commuter buses 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1617

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Twin Cities: Southwest light-rail gripe session stirs some anger 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1819
Lawmaker seeks to halt bond sales for California high-speed rail 2 Eugene Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 1906
D.C. Metro Unveils New Rail Cars 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 3490
After four decades, Delta's DC-9 jets make final landing 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1954
D.C. Metro Awards $184 Million Contract For Open Payment System 1 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1609
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1359
Could Tesla-style batteries be used to power trains? 5 KamaAina Dec 2013 Jan 2014 2 2337
Will Boston's new mayor-elect make good on his campaign promise of late-night T service? 2 marmar Nov 2013 Jan 2014 2 1808
A 137-Mile ‘Cycling Utopia’ Floating Above London’s Rail Lines 6 TBF Jan 2014 Jan 2014 14 3489
Chicago: Ventra flaws cost CTA $1.2 million in free rides 1 marmar Dec 2013 Jan 2014 1 1944
Houston's new Metro North line ridealong (video) 3 marmar Dec 2013 Jan 2014 0 1894
New hybrid taxicabs for London 8 BlueStreak Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 2490
D.C.: Metro considers building ‘inner loop’ of new stations to ease congestion in system’s core 3 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2441
Chicago: CTA News in Review - November 2013 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1743
Taxi of Tomorrow is Toast... 0 Agschmid Dec 2013 Dec 2013 2 1921
Finally! ...... Amtrak trains in the Midwest to get WiFi 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 2059
TX: Commuters embrace Arlington’s experiment with public transportation 2 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1789
First long Flexity Berlin tram delivered 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1799
D.C. Streetcar To Make Long-Awaited First Appearance 5 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 6409
The Forecast Calls for Gridlock: D.C. Planners Say Transit Investment a Must 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1508
Atlanta: Pee at your own peril in MARTA elevators 2 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1962
To Vote or Not to Vote? Metro Vancouver Ponders Transit Referendum 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1565
NY Daily News: The case for bus rapid transit 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1513
LA Times: Buses are their route to a brighter future 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1497
Public Transit Is Underfunded Because the Wealthy Don’t Rely on It 4 KamaAina Dec 2013 Dec 2013 5 2372
What’s the Deal With San Francisco’s 11-Year Bus Rapid Transit Project? 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2223
Fear & Zoning At Mt. Sinai: A One Act Play 0 phantom power Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1612
Mark Warner: Metro's Silver Line Delays Are Costing Millions, and Annoying Commuters 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 3048
Toronto: Five biggest transit myths 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1591
Charles Barkley is new at this whole public transit thing...... 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1893

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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L.A.'s airport train that doesn't go to the airport 1 marmar Aug 2013 Dec 2013 1 2140
BART considers charging peak-hour premiums 6 KamaAina Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2292
A Metro Station In Georgetown? It Could Finally Happen 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 1817
Feds say Metro-North Safety Record 'Unacceptable' 0 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 3 1691
Toronto, meet your new streetcars 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 4 2696
Twin Cities: Building a better bus stop 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 1 2231
Detroit: Removal of I-375 could come as I-94 is widened 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2020
Twin Cities: Complaints rise about Metro Transit bus drivers 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2132
UK: The railway workers trained to stop suicides 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1628
Task force: billions needed to fix transit in S.F. 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1724
The suburbs: No longer the American Dream? 1 marmar Aug 2013 Nov 2013 2 2600
Los Angeles: Gate dilemma will keep Metro rail riders on honor system 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1976
D.C.: Metro GM Apologizes After Especially Bad Week On Red Line 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2989
San Francisco: Rats scatter from Central Subway construction 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1764
Golden Gate Bridge Tolls Could Hit $8 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1595
SF: Driverless Muni Metro train takes off in tunnel 2 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 1 1932
Chicago: Ventra outage hits 60 CTA stations, results in 15,000 free rides 0 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1619
NYC motorists killed three pedestrians Monday -- on the sidewalk 2 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1996
Public Transit in Chicago has gone to the reptiles...... 1 marmar Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1785
NY Toll Authority Out of Control 0 Renew Deal Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 1824
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