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Fairfax fine-tuning bus plans for Silver Line 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2052
Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2074
Multimillion dollar bike-sharing program planned for University of Michigan and downtown Ann Arbor 0 marmar Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2052
Bristol Rail Archive 1 nxylas Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 3034
If public transit was free 7 jambo101 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 3025
NC: New Walking Tour Will Highlight 'Streetcar Suburbs' 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2192
Washington DC: Metro’s Expansion Plans Include New Tunnels 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 5158
Amtrak has record 2012 ridership in Michigan 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2334
California planning low-carbon oasis where cars aren't king 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2966
Detroit: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood brings $25 million in federal aid for M-1 rail project 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2020
Rapid transit -- It's a bootyful thing 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2275
Happy 150th to the Tube !!! Cheers !!! 4 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 9 4115
Detroit light-rail project will receive $25 million in federal funding 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2183
US: Mass-Transit Tax Break in Obama-Signed 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 2 2359
China to Boost Urban Transport as City Congestion Worsens 1 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2380
Transit Openings and Construction Starts Planned for 2013 5 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 3137
Toronto’s first separated bike lanes aren’t preventing drivers from blocking cyclists’ paths 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2433
Toronto leading the western world in high highrise development 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2341
NY: Cost of Long Island Railroad Ticket Could Rise 15 Percent 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2344
Chicago: Dearborn Street a test track for Loop's first protected bike lanes 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 2 2622
Metros of the world: Montreal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 1 1960
London's 'Make-Do-and-Mend' Transit Revolution 1 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 3 2413
Toronto: Gardiner Expressway becoming unstable, city documents reveal 0 marmar Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2175
The best cities in the USA for public transportation and pedestrian friendliness 3 nxylas Nov 2012 Dec 2012 1 2957

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Chicago: CTA pushes hefty fare hikes for passes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2024
Launching Planes from Catapults - Airbus's EcoClimb Project 0 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 2443
MBTA Get's new cars - Boston Globe 1 Agschmid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2377
Giving thanks for public transit — weirdos and all 1 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2210
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How Denmark Promotes Mass Transit (with English subtitles) 1 KamaAina Sep 2012 Nov 2012 3 3706
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Toronto Star: Toronto diminishes its future by killing Jarvis bike lanes 0 marmar Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2077
(Washington DC) Metro shows off newest rail car 2 marmar Oct 2012 Nov 2012 1 5005
Density Toronto: Why the skyscrapers on steroids? 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 2010
A Miscellany of Buses 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2096
Heated cycle lanes to warm Dutch winter cyclists 1 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2569
Cities need to get dense to survive, says Alex Steffen 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2308
Chicago: Riders divided on CTA bench seats 2 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 4346
Density in Toronto: Portrait of a community growing up — fast 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2132
Major tourist bus route on England's south coast gets temporary reprieve 0 nxylas Oct 2012 Oct 2012 1 1965
To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion Pricing 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1973
The world's longest bus seats 256 people 13 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 11 10682
Toronto transit for sale: Private operators are accountable to shareholders, not riders 0 marmar Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1937
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This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1926
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Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2127
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China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2313
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2115
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2012
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2305
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2601
Money Grab: How Can Cities Recapture Investment In Public Infrastructure? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2450
MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2226
New York MTA: Suburban Passengers Get $7 Per Ride, Subway Riders, A Buck 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3007
Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2500
Honolulu’s Rail Project Back in the Crossfire This Fall 2 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3205
Chicago: CTA Responds Aisle-Facing Seats are Here to Stay 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 4313
Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2193
Chicago: 26 bus routes face cuts, changes under CTA 'crowding reduction' plan 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3111
Poll: By More Than Two to One, New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes a Good Thing 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2133
First Foray into BRT in Chicago, Not Quite BRT 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2374
Car-sharing program Zipcar 3 cyberswede Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3174
NOW Toronto: Rush to rail link (downtown-to-airport rail plan) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2188
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2753
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