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Washington DC: 1 dead, dozens hurt after Metro car fills with smoke 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 2 1669
NYC subways slowly upgrading from 1930s-era technology 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2015 Jan 2015 5 1884
(Transit) Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2015 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2197
Amtrak San Joaquin Corridor At Near-Record Ridership And Revenue Levels 3 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 4 2155
US Transportation Sec. Foxx announces $996 million to extend Green Line (Boston) 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 2456
BART Video: "Farewell Old Wool Seats" 0 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1738
The 51 Busiest Train Stations in the World– All but 6 Located in Japan 2 marmar Jan 2014 Jan 2015 1 3117
Cities Without Traffic 1 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 8 1980
Chicago Transit Projects for 2015 2 marmar Jan 2015 Jan 2015 1 2047
Chicago CTA Ride the Rails: Brown Line in Real Time 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1927
Despite Cheaper Gas, Public Transit Ridership Is Up, Trade Group Reports 1 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 5 1720
Infographic: The 5 Largest Public Transit Systems in the US 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2180
NYC: MTA To Combat Subway Delays With 'Platform Conductors' 2 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2073
Calgary’s soaring transit use suggests high ridership is possible even in sprawling cities 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 8 2513
Detroit M-1 Rail: Moving Forward Together 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1554
Transit: land use is key 0 KamaAina Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1647
Chicago McCormick Place Green Line Opening Delayed to Early 2015 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1882
Frustrations Mount With New Doubts About D.C.'s Streetcar Launch 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 1554
D.C.: Metro's Funding Needs Run Up Against Local Budget Realities 3 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1938
Boston: MBTA Ridership Surpasses 37M For 1st Time 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 2 1719
Chicago CTA Ride the Rails: Red Line to Howard 4 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2507
Ride the Rails: Blue Line to O'Hare 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 4 1896
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 1803
Confirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment 4 KamaAina Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2165
My pic of construction of the M1 light rail line in downtown Detroit ......... 2 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2612
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1363
Europe's cycling economy has created 650,000 jobs 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1673
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 2230
NYC Sets One-Day Subway Ridership Record 2 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 1853
Detroit: M-1 Rail picks Czech Republic-based vendor to build custom streetcars 1 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1934

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Amid Funding Fight, D.C. Cuts Streetcar System From 22 To 8 Miles 0 marmar Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1669
Why middle-class Americans can’t afford to live in liberal cities (xpost from GD) 2 KamaAina Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 1960
SF gas stations dwindle in real estate boom (xpost from Calif.) 0 KamaAina Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1928
Repairing Sandy Damaged Rail Tunnels Could Snarl Commute for Years 1 marmar Oct 2014 Oct 2014 1 1921
D.C.: Replacement Of Metro's Delay-Prone Old Rail Cars Delayed 0 marmar Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1759
Densely Populated Countries Could Find Food Independence With Vertical Floating Farms (xpost fr. GD) 4 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2457
With infill stations, older transit agencies extend their reach 0 marmar Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 1961
Public Transit Is Underfunded Because the Wealthy Don’t Rely on It 3 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2223
For Walkers and Cyclists, A Swedish Road-Planning Strategy Helps Save Lives 1 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 5 1923
How The Suburbs Got Poor 1 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2037
Nine years after Katrina, New Orleans’ public transit is still rebuilt for wealthy whites 0 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 8 1763
S.F. property owners to get tax break from creating urban farms 0 KamaAina Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 1633
Man 3-D Prints Backyard Castle, Plans Two-Story House Next (xpost from GD) 13 KamaAina Aug 2014 Sep 2014 23 6686
For London, one Crossrail isn’t enough 1 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 2806
Self-Service Scooters are the Next Form of Communal Transportation in Paris? 0 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1917
Can Light Rail Be an Engine of Opportunity? The Twin Cities Story 4 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2877
Let’s make suburbs into cities: New urbanism, car culture and the future of community 2 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 2147
Chicago: Additional bus-on-shoulder service coming to Stevenson; possible some day on Edens 0 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1763
Measuring Metro's Performance: A Tight Squeeze Through The Rosslyn Bottleneck 1 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1840
How Your City’s Public Transit Stacks Up 2 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1961
The Case for Public Transportation, in Infographic Form 2 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 2 1980
Missoula buses will be 'zero fare' beginning Jan. 5 4 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 10 2050
Best Muni routes for seeing San Francisco 1 KamaAina Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1812
Construction underway on Detroit's light rail line 1 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1860
D.C. streetcar operator training begins this week 0 marmar Aug 2014 Aug 2014 1 1559
Paris Launched a Kid-Friendly Bike Share. Could the U.S. Be Next? 0 marmar Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1747
Scared of Biking in Traffic? These Cities Are Making It Safe 3 marmar Jul 2014 Jul 2014 4 2106
D.C.: Old Railcars Slow Down Metro Progress 0 marmar Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 1732
China's incredible high-speed rail system 5 IronLionZion Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2776
$6 Rides for BART's Oakland Airport Connector 0 marmar Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2401

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Public Works: Getting Paid to Bike to Work 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2014 Jun 2014 3 1611
America forgot about bikes. Now it needs them more than ever. 6 mahatmakanejeeves May 2014 Jun 2014 4 2766
London is raising its congestion pricing charge 0 marmar Jun 2014 Jun 2014 1 1601
Streetcar Funding Slashed By D.C. Council 0 marmar Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1602
M-1 Rail on track for groundbreaking in Detroit 0 marmar May 2014 May 2014 1 1770
For D.C. Residents, Streetcar Return Will Pose Practical Challenges 0 marmar May 2014 May 2014 0 1583
NY: Clock ticking on Hudson crossings, Amtrak warns 4 marmar May 2014 May 2014 2 2247
Why bus rapid transit has stalled in Bay Area 1 marmar May 2014 May 2014 1 1695
LA Bike Week: Is cycling in Los Angeles getting any safer? 1 marmar May 2014 May 2014 0 1641
Is Effective Transit Possible in a Transit-Hostile City? 4 marmar May 2014 May 2014 2 2301
Orlando: SunRail Exceeding Ridership Expectations: Officials 0 marmar May 2014 May 2014 3 1765
Philadelphia: SEPTA to restore all-night subway service 1 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 2733
First cuts to Metro Transit spread all over Seattle area 4 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2565
Chicago: CTA: 16 buildings need to be razed for Belmont 'L' overpass 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2520
Huge "Big Boy" Steam Locomotive Coming Back to Life 5 Stuart G Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 3606
D.C.: Second Time's The Charm? Contractor To Submit Silver Line For Approval 1 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1639
Twin Cities: Southwest Corridor light-rail route gets green light 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 1 1602
Los Angeles: Westside subway extension survives legal challenge by Beverly Hills 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 2 1627
NY: G Train Faces Summer Shutdown 0 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1684
Silver Line Delays Holding Up Tysons Corner Development 3 marmar Apr 2014 Apr 2014 3 2591
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