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Amtrak Wants to Expand Across the Nation. Local Politics Might Intervene. 2 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 1942
Canada commits funding to help transit systems transition to electric power 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1912
Pete Buttigieg Stresses a 'Fix It First' Infrastructure Policy 5 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 10 2083
First tunneling machines reaches future L.A. Metro Wilshire/La Cienega subway station 5 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 2405
Bullet trains in America? The new push for major high-speed rail project between Boston and New York 2 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1963
Does New York Really Need an All-Night Subway? 3 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1877
Detroit: DDOT, SMART prepare to resume fare collection after installing COVID-19 safety features 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1640
Amtrak: Passenger trains to return to Gulf Coast in 2022 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 10 1665
Atlanta: MARTA track replacement project on Red and Gold Lines successfully completed 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1558
TEDx1000Lakes - Chuck Marohn - The important difference between a road and a street 1 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1766
Buffalo: Developer wants 'inclusive' process to plot DL&W's future 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1390
Airport Tunnel Project in Southern California Going Forward 1 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1803
Episode 12: Aesthetic Band Aid 0 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1209
What is a STROAD? 1 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1518
Road diets: designing a safer street 0 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1318
San Francisco: Partial downtown-bound Muni Metro service to return in May. ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1238
San Franscisco: Bringing back cable cars would be a 'heavy lift' 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1310
A New Maryland Law Could Bring MARC Service to Crystal City 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1267
New York MTA to see partial restoration of night service next week 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1468
Amtrak route restructure targets new corridors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 1249
It's Amazing How Little Trump Did For Infrastructure 1 Rick Rolle Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1779
STB Says It Needs More Time to Consider Tennessee Pass Lease. 1 elleng Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 2019
Florida's push of SunRail to DeLand means state keeps commuter rail for 3 more years 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1872
Fayetteville AR first U.S. city to receive international Bike City designation 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1395
Regional rail vision aims to stitch Virginia, Maryland and D.C. closer together 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1779
Virgin Hyperloop shares what its passenger experience will be like 1 marmar Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1788
Proposed Bay Area transit map includes second BART crossing between SF and Oakland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1969
Florida: Here's when Brightline trains are expected to restart service 0 marmar Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1505
'Notorious' Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul 0 Eugene Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1710
JANUARY 21, 2021; Transportation Secretary Confirmation Hearing 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1302

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Buttigieg Pledges to Make Transportation Systems Covid-Safe 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 Jan 2021 7 1250
NY Penn Station track expansion included in Gov. Cuomo's proposed $306 billion infrastructure plan 0 marmar Jan 2021 Jan 2021 4 1486
Amtrak To Suspend Some Service For Inauguration January 16, 2021 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1163
Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1353
Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 5 1321
Travel Aboard Amtrak's Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississ 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 2272
Dallas: New rail delivered for DART's Silver Line in Plano 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1760
Buttigieg to inherit a crumbling network of roads, subways and rails at DOT 9 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 9 2380
Chicago: Red Line Extension Project approved to enter project development phase 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1489
Where transit stands with COVID-19 relief bill and FY21 omnibus legislation 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1404
Toronto will advance Eglinton East LRT and Waterfront Transit Network 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1376
Transit is in a death spiral. Better service, bus lanes and other smart investments can save it 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1320
Chicago: Violent crime rate doubles on CTA rail system, even with stepped-up police efforts and .... 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 1315
Secretary of Transportation Fun Fact 6 littlemissmartypants Dec 2020 Dec 2020 6 2366
VA Gov. Northam proposes $50 million to advance goal of bringing passenger rail to New River Valley 3 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1440
Florida awards Tampa more than $67 million for streetcar project 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 1425
Commuter rail report recommends integrating VRE, MARC under one brand 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1099
New Jersey Gov. Murphy announces commitment of $190M for Newark Penn Station renovation 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1115
Report assesses Washington State's ultra-high-speed transportation 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1177
Amtrak, Delaware announce completion of third track project 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1042
'Existential Peril': Mass Transit Faces Huge Service Cuts Across U.S. 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1478
On this day, December 7, 1941, the refurbished, streamlined Empire State Express made its first run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 1422
Air taxis and gondolas: Tampa Bay looks to the skies for next transit options 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1451
San Francisco: MUNI Considers Laying Off 22% of Its Drivers, Engineers & Maintenance Staff 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 1000
Amtrak agrees to fix stations and pay $2.25 million to settle ADA discrimination claims 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 1162
DC: Metro's Proposed Cuts Are A 'Punch In The Gut' For Workers And The Local Economy 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1146
Former DOT Secretary LaHood backs Emanuel for job he once held 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1245
Amtrak proposes adding passenger train route to Scranton, PA 2 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1681
Washington DC: Metro's proposed budget eliminates weekend rail, closes 19 stations 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1083
Maryland to pay $250 million to settle Purple Line disputes, replace construction contractor 0 marmar Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1293

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) is accepting applications for grants 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 Nov 2020 0 1104
Learn About Agency Projects, Initiatives at Northern Virginia Joint Transportation Meeting Dec. 8 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 Nov 2020 0 1120
Public Transit, Battered by Pandemic, Triumphs at the Ballot Box 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1098
RANTS Rahm Emanuel Shouldn't Be Biden's Transportation Secretary -- Or Hold Any Other Public Office 8 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 Nov 2020 6 2024
Hydrogen-powered trains could replace diesel engines in Germany 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1382
San Francisco: Central Subway opening pushed to 2022 2 marmar Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1392
FL: Brightline update: Fences, quiet zones planned for Jupiter as construction continues 1 marmar Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1531
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 sl8 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 4 1222
One-way Acela for $20, anywhere -- but act fast 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1424
MA: Norwell officials ask MBTA to reconsider rail, ferry cuts 0 marmar Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1209
Virginia's new rail authority just met for the first time 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2020 Nov 2020 0 1093
The World's Worst Public Transport System Attempts to Modernize 1 marmar Nov 2020 Nov 2020 3 2367
Eleven passenger projects receive $291 million in FRA grants 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1205
The Miami Beach monorail inches closer to reality with $14 million county deal 0 marmar Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1529
Transit officials consider future of Minnesota's Northstar rail line 1 marmar Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1439
DC: (WMATA) Metro Names New Director For Its Embattled Rail Operations Control Center 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1198
Maryland takes over contracts on Purple Line construction after contractor quits 0 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1313
Comprehensive regional rail from Baltimore through to Richmond by 2045? It's possible. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1085
Amtrak's new Acela gets speed testing ahead of 2021 rollout: "It's going to be a game changer" 3 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1533
FL: Brightline shut down commuter service for months. When will the trains run again? 0 marmar Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1320
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