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This election season, Americans pony up for public transportation 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1844
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What the BART map should have looked like 6 KamaAina Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 4036
Profitable or Not, China Doubles Down on Investments in New Metro Systems 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2038
Which Urban Freeways Are Ready to Go? 5 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 3 6246
China approves 25 urban rail projects to boost economy 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2239
Urban Mass Transportation: Infrastructure, Affordability, Passenger Service, Environmental Quality 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2038
Metro Detroit: LaHood reports progress on regional transit 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1936
Chicago: Riders Blast CTA 'De-Crowding' Plan at Hearing 0 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2180
Los Angeles Asks Its Voters to Extend Transit Tax Far Into the Future 1 marmar Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2518
Money Grab: How Can Cities Recapture Investment In Public Infrastructure? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2358
MTA, NY Pols Fire Off on Court Decision Striking Down Key Transportation Tax 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2147
New York MTA: Suburban Passengers Get $7 Per Ride, Subway Riders, A Buck 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2902
Chicago Transit Authority new 5000 series train 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2408
Honolulu’s Rail Project Back in the Crossfire This Fall 2 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3092
Chicago: CTA Responds Aisle-Facing Seats are Here to Stay 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 4170
Retrofitting, From the Suburb On Out 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2128
Chicago: 26 bus routes face cuts, changes under CTA 'crowding reduction' plan 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3028
Poll: By More Than Two to One, New Yorkers Say Bike Lanes a Good Thing 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2056
First Foray into BRT in Chicago, Not Quite BRT 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2241
Car-sharing program Zipcar 3 cyberswede Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3060
NOW Toronto: Rush to rail link (downtown-to-airport rail plan) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2118
Yonge St. pedestrian fair: can Toronto’s main drag stage a comeback? 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2666

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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As the U.S. Presidential Election Begins in Earnest, a Study in Contrasts (Transportation policy) 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2058
MN: Study says $827 million rail expansion needed in St. Paul's east metro 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2498
Metro Atlanta transit measure fails; Teabaggers rejoice 3 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2770
Tactical urbanism: "Parklet" coming to Lexington Avenue parking spots (Asheville, NC) 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 5 2635
London Underground Breaks Passenger Numbers Record 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 3430
Toronto Star: Neighbourhoods getting involved construction of TTC line 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1948
China, India Continue High Speed Rail Expansion Plans 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2275
Olympic effort for London's DLR 1 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2598
'Cities in Motion' computer transit simulation game 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2785
Londoners Quit Roads as Tube Bears Burden of Olympic Crowds 0 marmar Aug 2012 Aug 2012 1 2811
Rapid transit bus system could be ready in 2 years, Detroit City Council told 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1972
Gridlocked Metro Atlanta poised to defeat tax to improve mass transit 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2545
DC’s Silver Line Reaches Construction Milestone 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2234
Chicago Transit Authority: Dan Ryan Red Line Project 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2019
UK Ramps Up Intercity Rail Investments 0 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2606
Loudoun County comes to its senses, votes 'yes' on the Metro Silver Line project 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 3097
Toronto: How to pay for TTC expansion 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2488
The Atlantic wonders if transit is failing white people 6 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 3278
Bus Rapid Transit: Easy to Build, Easy to Destroy 3 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2724
San Francisco: All-door boarding on buses 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2628
Too hot for the Washington Metro? 8 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 4517
Amtrak plans 37-minute train from New York to Philadelphia by 2040 8 Eugene Jul 2012 Jul 2012 4 4257
Olympic test-run on London transport leaves commuters grumbling 2 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2446
Quelle Surprise !!!: Repugs want to kill the EPA's Office of Smart Growth 1 marmar Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2167
California Senate Approves: High Speed Rail Project to Move Forward! 3 NYC_SKP Jul 2012 Jul 2012 15 2524
Cities grow more than suburbs, first time in 100 years 1 phantom power Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2618
Toronto floats dramatic $30-billion transit plan 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 3 3508
Commitment to Tramways Makes France a World Model for New Urban Rail 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 4339
Copenhagen bike city 4 marmar May 2012 Jun 2012 7 3201
Austerity-crazed Republicans aim to run mass transit into the ground 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 4 2779

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Link Detroit Project gets $10 million to improve routes for bicyclists, pedestrians 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2595
Cities Losing Out in Transportation Bill Debate 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2686
Development banks pledge $175bn for public transport at Rio+20 0 Eugene Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2240
Loudoun Leaders Leaning “No” on Silver Line to Dulles Airport 2 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2713
Toronto Transit Commission seeks to increase service this fall as ridership climbs 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2486
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Massive transit cuts in Pittsburgh 2 marmar May 2012 Jun 2012 1 3306
NY MTA Upping Service On L Train To Reduce “Sardine Crush” Of Riders 3 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 2836
London Calling: WiFi on The Tube 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2495
Downplaying the Dull on Public Transit 1 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2364
Chicago Plans to Shut Red Line South to Perform Quick Rehab 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2385
Feds may offer funding for Detroit light rail project 0 marmar Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2171
Big Plans for Public Transportation in (northern) Virginia. It’s called Super NoVa 2 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2556
A Step Forward for San Francisco BRT 3 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2961
Toronto cycling by the numbers 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 1 2361
A Tollway in Dallas and the Absurdity of Building Duplicative Infrastructure 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 2504
The Atlantic: A New Yorker's (Sadly Lopsided) Scorecard of Tokyo Transportation 1 marmar May 2012 May 2012 2 3111
Beverly Hills blocking Los Angeles' 'Subway to the Sea' 2 marmar May 2012 May 2012 3 2593
In Paris, Line 1 trains now fully automated at night; all times by end of year 0 marmar May 2012 May 2012 0 2135
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