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Public transit hopes to win back riders after crushing year 1 marmar May 2021 May 2021 2 1223
On this day, May 1, 1971, fifty years ago today, Amtrak began operation. 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 2 1349
Amtrak says Alabama support not required for Gulf Coast return 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1545
BART Silicon Valley PHASE 2 Extension Overview! 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1154
California: SMART Board approves rail and pathway projects 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1262
Chicago: CTA's 7000 Series 'L' Cars Debut on the Blue Line 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1322
Three reasons public transit requires robust investment after historic COVID-19 relief funding 2 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1623
Montreal: North America's newest Metro train -- Alstom Metropolis 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1117
STB forms passenger rail working group 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1212
Montreal: REM station at Trudeau Airport receives C$500 million in federal and provincial financing 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1492
Buttigieg announces $187M in funding for bus rapid transit projects 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1358
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers introduce legislation supporting transit in smaller communities 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1331
Illinois: Metra adding service on three lines as some riders return 2 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1142
Monorail remodel gets underway before the release of the Kraken hockey team at Seattle Center 1 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1530
Alexandria, Virginia's DASH bus could be fare free by fall 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1256
Amtrak vows grand expansion under Biden's infrastructure plan. 6 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1475
Biden's infrastructure plan could mean progress for NYC's long-stalled Second Ave. subway 0 marmar Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1632
What Amtrak's expansion plan would look like for New England 3 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1473
Dallas City Council approves DART D2 Subway resolution 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1164
NY/NJ: In a leaky underwater rail tunnel, workers race against time 4 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1633
Pandemic drop in drivers, riders cost IL and transit agencies more than $1 billion in lost revenues 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1662
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says America's infrastructure needs top $1 trillion and ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 951
New regional rail vision aims to bring D.C., Maryland and Virginia closer together. Can it happen? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1241
Plan your Future Getaway With Flat Rate Fares on Northeast Regional, Acela and Downeaster 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1278
Michigan: Levin, Tlaib propose $500 billion for electrifying public transit over next decade 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1234
Honolulu rail project's price tag hits $12.4B 1 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1302
Federal spending on transportation infrastructure, by type of infrastructure, 1956 to 2017 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1165
More rail could be coming to Southwest Virginia 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1036
On March 20, 1949, the California Zephyr made its first run. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1364
'Major area' of Seattle could forbid most cars under city's new, greener transportation plan 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1460

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Canada creates first-ever fund for cycling paths and trails 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 6 1307
Metro has selected Hitachi Rail to build the system's 8000-series railcars in the U.S. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1329
The CEO of Amtrak Thinks Americans Are Ready for Trains Again 7 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 9 1901
Amtrak restores daily service for 12 long-distance routes 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1366
"Mayor Pete follows me. Post proposals for the USDOT in the comment section" 1 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1431
Ultra Light Rail Claims Lower Risk and Lower Cost than Traditional Light Rail 3 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1696
Amtrak Wants to Expand Across the Nation. Local Politics Might Intervene. 2 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 7 1681
Canada commits funding to help transit systems transition to electric power 0 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1641
Pete Buttigieg Stresses a 'Fix It First' Infrastructure Policy 5 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 10 1710
First tunneling machines reaches future L.A. Metro Wilshire/La Cienega subway station 5 marmar Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1962
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 1691
Does New York Really Need an All-Night Subway? 3 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1638
Detroit: DDOT, SMART prepare to resume fare collection after installing COVID-19 safety features 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1383
Amtrak: Passenger trains to return to Gulf Coast in 2022 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 10 1388
Atlanta: MARTA track replacement project on Red and Gold Lines successfully completed 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1302
TEDx1000Lakes - Chuck Marohn - The important difference between a road and a street 1 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1543
Buffalo: Developer wants 'inclusive' process to plot DL&W's future 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1226
Airport Tunnel Project in Southern California Going Forward 1 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1527
Episode 12: Aesthetic Band Aid 0 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1035
What is a STROAD? 1 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1306
Road diets: designing a safer street 0 Yavin4 Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1157
San Francisco: Partial downtown-bound Muni Metro service to return in May. ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1063
San Franscisco: Bringing back cable cars would be a 'heavy lift' 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1142
A New Maryland Law Could Bring MARC Service to Crystal City 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1031
New York MTA to see partial restoration of night service next week 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1212
Amtrak route restructure targets new corridors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 1076
It's Amazing How Little Trump Did For Infrastructure 1 Rick Rolle Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1510
STB Says It Needs More Time to Consider Tennessee Pass Lease. 1 elleng Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1768
Florida's push of SunRail to DeLand means state keeps commuter rail for 3 more years 0 marmar Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1602
Fayetteville AR first U.S. city to receive international Bike City designation 1 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1183

Public Transportation and Smart Growth Continued...

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Regional rail vision aims to stitch Virginia, Maryland and D.C. closer together 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1612
Virgin Hyperloop shares what its passenger experience will be like 1 marmar Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1459
Proposed Bay Area transit map includes second BART crossing between SF and Oakland 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1745
Florida: Here's when Brightline trains are expected to restart service 0 marmar Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1237
'Notorious' Port Authority Bus Terminal May Get a $10 Billion Overhaul 0 Eugene Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1467
JANUARY 21, 2021; Transportation Secretary Confirmation Hearing 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1099
Buttigieg Pledges to Make Transportation Systems Covid-Safe 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 Jan 2021 7 1078
NY Penn Station track expansion included in Gov. Cuomo's proposed $306 billion infrastructure plan 0 marmar Jan 2021 Jan 2021 4 1246
Amtrak To Suspend Some Service For Inauguration January 16, 2021 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 968
Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1140
Georgia Senate Wins Put Major Transportation Reform Within Reach 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 5 1153
Travel Aboard Amtrak's Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississ 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1935
Dallas: New rail delivered for DART's Silver Line in Plano 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1483
Buttigieg to inherit a crumbling network of roads, subways and rails at DOT 9 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 9 1839
Chicago: Red Line Extension Project approved to enter project development phase 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1212
Where transit stands with COVID-19 relief bill and FY21 omnibus legislation 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1148
Toronto will advance Eglinton East LRT and Waterfront Transit Network 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1121
Transit is in a death spiral. Better service, bus lanes and other smart investments can save it 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1079
Chicago: Violent crime rate doubles on CTA rail system, even with stepped-up police efforts and .... 0 marmar Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 1068
Secretary of Transportation Fun Fact 6 littlemissmartypants Dec 2020 Dec 2020 6 1921
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