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MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2034
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Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2296
Honolulu’s Rail Project Back in the Crossfire This Fall 2 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2974
Chicago: CTA Responds Aisle-Facing Seats are Here to Stay 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3979
Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2044
Chicago: 26 bus routes face cuts, changes under CTA 'crowding reduction' plan 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2929
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First Foray into BRT in Chicago, Not Quite BRT 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2124
Car-sharing program Zipcar 3 cyberswede Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2828
NOW Toronto: Rush to rail link (downtown-to-airport rail plan) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2039
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2541
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Metro Atlanta transit measure fails; Teabaggers rejoice 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2632
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London Underground Breaks Passenger Numbers Record 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3342
Toronto Star: Neighbourhoods getting involved construction of TTC line 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1864
China, India Continue High Speed Rail Expansion Plans 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2139
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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'Cities in Motion' computer transit simulation game 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2640
Londoners Quit Roads as Tube Bears Burden of Olympic Crowds 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2720
Rapid transit bus system could be ready in 2 years, Detroit City Council told 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1872
Gridlocked Metro Atlanta poised to defeat tax to improve mass transit 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2409
DC’s Silver Line Reaches Construction Milestone 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2134
Chicago Transit Authority: Dan Ryan Red Line Project 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1925
UK Ramps Up Intercity Rail Investments 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2489
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Toronto: How to pay for TTC expansion 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2363
The Atlantic wonders if transit is failing white people 6 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2965
Bus Rapid Transit: Easy to Build, Easy to Destroy 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2569
San Francisco: All-door boarding on buses 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2514
Too hot for the Washington Metro? 8 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 4179
Amtrak plans 37-minute train from New York to Philadelphia by 2040 8 Eugene Jul 2012 Jul 2012 4 3930
Olympic test-run on London transport leaves commuters grumbling 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2299
Quelle Surprise !!!: Repugs want to kill the EPA's Office of Smart Growth 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2060
California Senate Approves: High Speed Rail Project to Move Forward! 3 NYC_SKP Jul 2012 Jul 2012 15 2371
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Toronto floats dramatic $30-billion transit plan 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 3419
Commitment to Tramways Makes France a World Model for New Urban Rail 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 4185
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Austerity-crazed Republicans aim to run mass transit into the ground 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 2605
Link Detroit Project gets $10 million to improve routes for bicyclists, pedestrians 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2485
Cities Losing Out in Transportation Bill Debate 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2569
Development banks pledge $175bn for public transport at Rio+20 0 Eugene Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2101
Loudoun Leaders Leaning “No” on Silver Line to Dulles Airport 2 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2576
Toronto Transit Commission seeks to increase service this fall as ridership climbs 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2372
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Massive transit cuts in Pittsburgh 2 marmar May 2012 Jun 2012 1 3174

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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NY MTA Upping Service On L Train To Reduce “Sardine Crush” Of Riders 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2682
London Calling: WiFi on The Tube 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2377
Downplaying the Dull on Public Transit 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2263
Chicago Plans to Shut Red Line South to Perform Quick Rehab 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2259
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Big Plans for Public Transportation in (northern) Virginia. It’s called Super NoVa 2 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2411
A Step Forward for San Francisco BRT 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2770
Toronto cycling by the numbers 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2242
A Tollway in Dallas and the Absurdity of Building Duplicative Infrastructure 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 2346
The Atlantic: A New Yorker's (Sadly Lopsided) Scorecard of Tokyo Transportation 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 3014
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In Paris, Line 1 trains now fully automated at night; all times by end of year 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2016
Strong Towns, Street Plans and Stroads 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2572
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Tunnel Linking Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Terminal Could Be Delayed (Again) 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2177
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Chicago: Bus-only lanes for CTA soon 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 3430
London's Olympic transport crunch 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2156
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