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Chicago: A Vision for Bus Rapid Transit on Ashland 1 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2567
NY Times: MTA Ponders Transit for a New Generation 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1805
Did Sprawl Kill Horatio Alger? 0 phantom power Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1819
NYC Kills Fast Bus to LGA 3 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2287
Defining Clear Standards for Transit-Oriented Development 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1951
Seattle: Rasmussen Drops Bike-Share Bill; Funding Proving More Difficult to Wrangle 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1655
Detroit Metro Times: The Complete Streets initiative for Woodward 2 marmar Jun 2013 Jul 2013 1 2389
To Urbanize or Not To Urbanize? Virginia Residents Divided Over Metro Expansion 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1850
Storms and flooding wreak absolute havoc on Toronto commute 2 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 2286
Toronto: Metrolinx price tag for Scarborough subway leaves councillors fuming 0 marmar Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1914
After 20 years of talk, Crenshaw/LAX rail line gets green light 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 1822
Chicago Launches Bike Share: A Divvy Day One Dispatch 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1851
Senate Panel Okays Funding for D.C. Transit 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1755
NOW Toronto: Cure for King: Time for tough choices on car-congested streets 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2186
Poll: Bike Sharing Widely Popular After First Month (NYC) 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 2163
Article on Detroit filled with inaccuracies 5 KamaAina Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2694
"They say San José is going to become another Los Angeles." 0 KamaAina Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2430
Ann Arbor's vision for high-capacity transit taking shape with possible Connector routes mapped 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2114
CicLAvia fills Wilshire Boulevard with bicycles (LA Times) 0 pinto Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1820
Chicago: Blue Line Study Could Lead to Overhaul 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2186
Honolulu mayor proposes bike lanes beneath planned elevated rail transit tracks 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1912
El Paso's BRT System ready to break ground 5 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 3713
San Francisco's new eco-friendly bus malfunctioned en route to a press conference 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1993
NYC's Second Avenue Subway construction (with photos) in Manhattan 1 CreekDog Jun 2013 Jun 2013 4 4748
Toronto Transit Commission: Third-busiest mass transit system in North America (video) 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2215
Bike barometer reveals big numbers 0 Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1995
Sweden: Male train drivers wear skirts after shorts row 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2140
Cities Turn to Walkability for Public Health Boost 2 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2062
Updating Northeast Corridor Will be Complex and Costly 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 2589
San Francisco video teaches bus drivers how to coexist with cyclists 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 2154

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Washington D.C.: Riders try out Metro’s new stainless steel fare gates 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2509
Toronto: Eglinton Crosstown (LRT) crews launch giant tunneling machine 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1945
R Train Service to Halt Between Brooklyn, Manhattan 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2208
LA Times: Bus-only lanes debut on Wilshire Boulevard 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1891
D.C.'s Outer Beltway Plan Draws Ferocious Opposition, as Business Leaders Cry For More Lanes 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2101
San Antonio: Six streetcar routes on the table 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 1 1847
To Immediate Controversy, Toronto Unveils Potential Revenue Sources for $34 Billion in New Transit 1 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2980
Commuters Would Pay More for Better Public Transit Tech, Study Says 0 marmar Jun 2013 Jun 2013 2 1862
Cyclists will be able to sign up this week for Chicago’s bike-sharing program 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2145
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2874
Chicago: Changes Follow Criticism of CTA's Ventra Card Plan 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2102
The Evolution of Moscow's Subway Maps 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 10 4491
Creative ways to avoid paying bus fare in Australia 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2547
L.A. Metro board approves Leimert Park subway station 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3868
Washington DC: Metro moves to modernize fare-collection system 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2395
Lawmakers form public transit caucus 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1793
Driving Is Dropping In The U.S. 4 marmar May 2013 May 2013 3
CA: BART to Decide on Relaxed Rules for Bikes on Trains 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2213
WA: Party Lines Blur at Transportation Rally 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2187
Maryland: Capital Area Commuters Increasingly Relying on Transit 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2359
Minnesota: Status-quo transportation bill disappoints transit advocates 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2130
How Silver Spring’s transit center plan grew into a fiasco 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2026
A good day for pedestrians, cyclists and equines in Houston 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2413
California County Details How Transit Cuts Harm Health 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 2319
Chicago: 'So far, so good' on first weekday of Red Line shutdown 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2027
Twin Cities: Hiawatha Line renamed Blue Line 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3377
Chicago: Wells Street bridge closure teaches CTA lessons for Red Line reconstruction 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2279
NY: PATH/Fail: The Story of the World's Most Expensive Train Station 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 3633
London: Animated fly-through of proposed Crossrail 2 routes 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2159
As Millennials Shun Cars, Boston Rethinks Its Transportation System 2 marmar May 2013 May 2013 3

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Charlotte: City officials tout South End as model for rail-oriented development 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2001
The daily commute,You gotta be kidding. 6 jambo101 May 2013 May 2013 6 2989
Hamilton vs NYC: Managing the Streets 0 Benton D Struckcheon May 2013 May 2013 0
Maryland: Those in Purple Line path put on notice 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2575
NJ Transit is studying bringing its Hudson-Bergen light rail to...Bergen County 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2156
"Pedestrians Slow Cars Down:" Why So Few Walk in Miami 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2214
Some D.C. Metro Workers Still Fear Reporting Safety Violations 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2048
Toronto: New TTC bendy bus spotted 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2287
Drastic cut in travel times part of Muni’s ambitious long-term vision 9 CreekDog May 2013 May 2013 1 3320
Top 20 Bike Cities Span Four Continents, But Not U.S.A 6 marmar May 2013 May 2013 2 3017
For Los Angeles, an End to the ‘Free’ Subway Ride 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 1973
Madison: Metro unveils plans for bus rapid transit 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2210
More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2192
Ridership on LA's Expo Line is steadily increasing -- and it doesn't seem to be impacting bus use 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 4 2258
Chicago's commuter rail may fold the cost of Wi-Fi access into monthly rail fare packages 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2531
National Train Day, May 11 - 0 pinto May 2013 May 2013 2 1883
The Pittsburgh Area Has Light Rail — But Can You Find It? 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 1 2225
Mumbai's Metro rail service to begin in September 3 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2773
D.C.'s First Streetcars Roll in For Testing 1 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2433
NYC Subway Delays Up Last Year, Even Before Sandy 0 marmar May 2013 May 2013 0 2811
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