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The New York Subway: A Silent Symmetry (Photo Slideshow)

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Mass Transit, Subway Slideshow, Here Is New York, New York Subway, E.B. White, Slideshow, Mta, New York City, New York News
Venkat Srinivasan

New York's subway started 105 years ago, on Oct. 27, 1904. Ever so often, the subway distances itself from the stereotype of a noisy metropolis, providing freeze frames of silent symmetry.

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Scary Transit Issues

Gene Russianoff | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Transit, Subway, Halloween, Mta, Scary, New York City, Riders, Mass Transit, New York City Subway, Public Transportation, Mass Transportation, Jay Walder, New York News
Gene Russianoff

What Halloween would be complete without the annual Straphangers Campaign trick o' treat of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority?

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Could the White House Save the Gowanus Canal?

John Petro | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Sites, Mass Transit, Sustainable-Communities, New York City, Barack Obama, Affordable Housing, Environmental Remediation, Gowanus Canal, Department of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Brooklyn, New York News
John Petro

The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn: both a site for a future Whole Foods and a potential federal Superfund site. Only in New York.

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Don't Throw FasTracks Under a Bus

Paul Rosenthal | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver

Read More: Drcog, Fastracks, Light Rail, Tod, Mass Transit, Highways, Car Culture, Public Transportation, Denver Transportation, Development, Los Angeles, Rtd, Denver News
Paul Rosenthal

What do the editorial writers for the Denver Post want? More roads. Perhaps they should visit Los Angeles to see how well that worked.

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No Impact Week: A Few Thoughts on Getting from Here to There

Molly Greenwood | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Traffic, Mpg, Emissions, Carpool, Transportation, Mass Transit, No Impact Week, Car Culture, Public Transportation, Cars, Vespa, Los Angeles, Green News
Molly Greenwood

Instead of buying a new car, I bought a Vespa. And you know what? It has turned out to be the perfect complement to my alternative transportation lifestyle.

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Considering the Re-Authorization of the Nation's Surface Transportation Program

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Regions, Intermodal Transportation, New York City, Surface-Transportation-Bill, Public Transportation, Transportation, Outer Boroughs, Mass Transit, Public-Private Partnerships, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

Representatives of the New York metropolitan region have a special responsibility to advocate for increased federal funding for mass transit.

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Regional Transit Key to Colorado's Future

Paul Rosenthal | Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Transit Alliance, Light Rail, Paul Rosenthal, Trains, Drcog, Fastracks, Montana, Colorado Transportation, Mass Transit, Colorado Housing, Mass Transportation, Development, Denver News
Paul Rosenthal

In the Denver area alone, the population will grow from 2.8 million now to 4.8 million by 2040. Will we all eventually have to move to Montana to find a square inch not covered by asphalt?

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MTA's "Train Of Thought" Series Inspires With... Franz Kafka?

newyorker.com | Posted by Christopher Glazek | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Subway, Gregor Samsa, Franz Kafka, Train for Thought, Mta, Metamorphosis, Jane Tylus, Mass Transit, Poetry in Motion, New York News

Is it possible that the subway wizards are getting too clever, that in their self-described efforts to "enlighten millions of New York commuters" they...

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Seven Ways Americans Are Kicking Their Gas-Guzzling Habit

Tara Lohan | Posted 11.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Hybrid Car, Mass Transit, Smart Car, Toyota Prius, Public Transportation, Green Transportation, Electric Car, Vespa, Transportation, Green News
Tara Lohan

With gas mileage near the bottom of the heap -- 15 miles per gallon in the city and around 20 on the highway -- trucks are icons of America's suicidal obsession with gas guzzlers.

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Waste Not Want Not: City Living is the Way to a Wealthier Nation

John Petro | Posted 11.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Suburbs, Automobiles, The American Dream, Mass Transit, Green Metropolis, Zoning, David Owen, Ed Glaeser, New York City, Kaid Benfield, Density, Transit-Oriented-Development, Houston, Smart Growth, Cities, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Green News
John Petro

To reduce the country's excessive energy consumption, we need to make our new and existing suburbs more like cities. This means embracing the principles of smart growth and transit-oriented development.

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Irony Alert: Conservatives Ride Government-Run Transit to Protest Government Spending

John Petro | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Heritage Foundation, Mass Transit, Congress, Teabaggers, Conservatives, Dc-Metro, National Mall, Washington DC, Rep-Kevin-Brady, Libertarians, Wmata, Politics News
John Petro

Incredibly, the same people that rode Metro to the National Mall to protest taxes and government spending were upset about Metro's level of service.

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Jay Walder, Incoming MTA. Chief, Hides Specifics

New York Times | Michael M. Grynbaum | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Mta Chief, Mass Transit Authority, Mass Transit, Jay Walder, Jay Walder Mta Chief, New York News

Jay H. Walder is set to be confirmed this week as the chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, taking the reins of a financially trouble...

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Does Bloomberg Really Want to Save Mass Transit?

John Petro | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Congress, Mayor Bloomberg, The Bronx, Mass-Transit, New York State, New York City Capital Budget, Subway-7-Line, Kingsbridge Armory, New York Mass Transit, Related Companies, Albany-New York, New York City, Transportation, New York News
John Petro

If Mayor Bloomberg is keen to improve mass transit in New York City, he should begin by making a larger commitment from the city's huge capital budget.

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Mayor Bloomberg Calls For Express F Train

Brooklyn Paper | Mike McLaughlin | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Bloomberg Mta, Mass Transit, New York Subway, New York Subway F Train, Mayor Bloomberg, Bloomberg New York Subway, Mta, New York Mass Transit, Subway F Train, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, F Train, New York News

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Subway Rider: Operator Let Child Drive Train

NBC New York | Jennifer Millman | Posted 08.28.2009 | New York

Read More: Child Drives Subway, Mass Transit, New York Kid Drives Subway, Subway Operator, New York Subway, Kid Drives Subway, Mta, New York Mass Transit, New York News

Driving a subway is so easy an 8-year-old could do it -- and one straphanger claims that's who he saw behind the controls of his train. Jules Cattie,...

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The End of the Age of Oil: Will It Be a Soft or Hard Landing?

Anis Shivani | Posted 08.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Suburbs, Christopher Steiner, Crude Oil Prices, $20 Per Gallon, Sustainable Food, Peak Oil, Nuclear Power, Electric Cars, High Speed Rail, Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture, Airlines, Wal-Mart, Farming, Mass Transit, Alternative Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Airline Industry, Infrastructure, Green Cars, Oil Prices, Better Place, James Howard Kunstler, Business News
Anis Shivani

Reading Steiner's $20 Per Gallon makes us realize how contingent our way of life is, and how uncertain its future prospects are.

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Subway No. 7 Line Named Best In City In Straphanger's Report

New York Post | Tom Namako | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Mass Transit, New York, Seven, Subway, New York Subway, Nyc Mta, Subway 7 Line, NYC Subway, Mta, New York Mass Transit, 7 Line, New York Subway 7, New York News

It's 7th heaven for some straphangers. The No. 7 line was rated the best ride in the subway system by a new Straphanger's Campaign report released tod...

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Manhattan Subway Station To Hear The Call Of Nature

New York Times | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Upper West Side, Mass Transit, New York City Subway, Arts for Transit, Subway Art, Subway, New York Subway, New York, Subway Renovation, New York News

Starting next year, the city's subterranean soundtrack -- a familiar overture of clanks, screeches, groans and beeps -- is poised to add a few noises ...

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New York's No. 7 Subway Line Rated The Cleanest

New York Times | Michael M. Grynbaum | Posted 07.26.2009 | New York

Read More: Clean Subway, Mass Transit, Subway, New York City, New York Subway, Mass Transportation, New York Mass Transit, Mta, New York, Subway System, New York News

Queens commuters and Mets die-hards, rejoice: the No. 7 train, which stretches west to east from Times Square in Manhattan out to Flushing, Queens (wi...

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Phoenix's Light Rail Has 60% More Riders Than Expected

treehugger.com | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Trains, Mass Transit, Travel, Phoenix-Arizona, Phoenix, Phoenix Light Rail, Green News

he sprawling city of Phoenix, of all places, is showing us how light rail should be done. They just opened a 20 mile line with 28 stops last December,...

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The Best US Transit Systems You Never Knew Existed

Grist | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Trains, Mass Transit, Vacation, Travel, Green News

When it comes to public transit in the U.S., there are certain predictable all-stars: the Metro in Washington, D.C., is convenient, efficient, and cle...

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Amtrak Cutting Some Summer Fares By 25 Percent

AP | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Mass Transit, Green Travel, Amtrak Fare Cuts, Amtrak, Trains, Moving America, Green News

WASHINGTON — Amtrak is cutting fares by 25 percent on some Eastern trains this summer as the national passenger railroad looks to boost demand d...

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: May 18, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Mass Transit, Saturday Night Live, Harvard Crimson, Plagiarism, High Speed Rail, Future of Journalism, Ray Lahood, White House Press Corps, Maureen Dowd, Transportation, Media News

Folks, if you hear just one interview with Department of Transportation Secretay Ray LaHood conducted as the secretary made his way by car to Peoria, ...

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Rail Stimulus Gift Of $44M Comes Early For Washington

Yahoo! Finance | Posted 06.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Trains, Mass Transit, Seattle, Moving America, Business News

SEATTLE (AP) -- Sound Transit is getting $44 million for a light rail extension to the University District in Seattle sooner than expected....

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The Coolest High Speed Trains In The World

businessinsider.com | Jay Yarow | Posted 05.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Trains, Green Travel, Mass Transit, High-Speed Rail, Transportation, Green News

"There are those who say high-speed rail is a fantasy -- but its success around the world says otherwise," Obama proclaimed on the day he announced th...

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