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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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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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How Metra Lost a New Rider

Mike Doyle | Posted 10.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Rail, Chicago Commuter Rail, Chicago Public Transit, Chicago Transit Authority, Green Line, Mass Transportation, Cta, Carol Doris, Chicago Metra, Phil Pagano, Chicago News
Mike Doyle

For all the recent crowing from Metra about the transit agency's nifty new homepage, the site's online contact form limits written complaints to 500 characters. Not words. Characters.

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A Free-Bike Solution to Traffic Congestion

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver

Read More: Trek, Crispin, Mass Transportation, Bicycle, Bike, Humana, B-Cycle, Louisville Kentucky, Urban Planning, Porter and Bogusky, Denver News
Alexia Parks

In 2010, Denver will be the first major city in the U.S. to launch a "Paris-style" free bike program. Minneapolis, Boston, and Miami will come on-line soon after.

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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

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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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Ray LaHood at Transportation, What is Obama Thinking?

Josh Nelson | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Political News, Energy, Politics, Obama's Cabinet, Ray Lahood, Mass Transportation, Transportation, Green News, Renewable Energy, Big Three, Trains, Obama Administration, Obama Transition, Green, Lahood Dot, Ray Lahood Department of Transportation, Lahood Obama, Politics News
Josh Nelson

A Republican with a consistently bad record on environmental issues has just been nominated to run the Department of Transportation.

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Public Transportation Use Booming Despite Falling Gas Prices

The Raw Story | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gas Prices, Commuting, Gas, Public Transportation, Mass Transportation, Green News

Despite plunging petrol prices, Americans are using public transportation in record numbers, with more than 2.8 billion trips taken on metros, buses a...

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