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TWU "Day Of Outrage" Wreaking Havoc On MTA Commuters? Maybe

Huffington Post | Eve Attermann | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Nyc Public Transit, Nyc Bus, Subway Strike, Nyc Buses, Public Transit, Mta, MTA Strike, NYC Subway, New York, New York City, TWU Local 100, New York News

This morning, a downtown-bound 6 Train pulled up slowly to Grand Central Terminal. It was absolutely packed. Even the end cars suffered the crush of p...

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Ticket To Ride Exclusive Metra Car: $900 A Year (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Metra Car 553, Metra, Video, Private Metra Train, Public Transit, Commuting, Private Train Cars, Deerpath, Chicago News

Riding in a private Metra car may not be as expensive as you think. The Tribune's Richard Wronski reports that Metra's exclusive Car 553, the nation'...

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How A Name Can Help Transit's Game

David Abrutyn | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York

Read More: IMG Consulting, Public Transit, David Abrutyn, American Public Transportation Association, New York, Recession, New York News
David Abrutyn

New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority presents an idea for helping beleaguered transit systems weather the storm: revenue through corporate naming rights for rail stations.

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Maryland Unveils the Mikulski Express

Gov. Martin O'Malley | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Governor Martin O'Malley, Public Transit, Infrastructure, Sustainability, Barbara Mikulski, Maryland, Transportation, Politics News
Gov. Martin O'Malley

Starting tonight, Sen. Barbara Mikulski can make her daily commute home from Washington to Baltimore on a locomotive that bears her name: the Senator Barb "Go Green" Express.

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A Factory Where Clean Vehicles, Public Transit, and Economic Growth Converge

Frances Beinecke | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Public Transit, Hybrids, Obama State of the Union, Green Economy, Green Energy, Clean Tech, Green Jobs, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Standing in the lot of the hybrid bus company ISE, I felt like the clean vehicle future is no longer off in the distance; it is right around the corner.

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Missing the Train on the Recovery Package

Paul Loeb and Deron Lovaas | Posted 02.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Trains, Rail, Cars, Jim Oberstar, Transit, Public Transit, Obama, Highway Lobby, Green News
Paul Loeb and Deron Lovaas

In a problem with both versions of the bill, the highway investment isn't explicitly targeted to repair and maintenance of crumbling roads and bridges.

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Gearing Up to Advance the Green Economy

Howard Learner | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Obama Energy, Energy, Mass Transit, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Environment, High Speed Rail, Public Transit, Green Economy, Green Energy, Global Warming, Chicago News
Howard Learner

The Midwest and Great Plains states can become business and economic winners in growing the new green economy.

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Public Transit Use Surges 5.2 Percent In US

AP | SARAH KARUSH | Posted 10.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Mass Transit, Public Transit, Public Transit Use, Gas Prices, Reducing Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, Green News

WASHINGTON — The nation's public transportation systems logged a 5.2 percent jump in ridership in the second quarter, according to industry figu...

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Rosie the Recycler? Posters Aim to Halt Climate Change

Maura Judkis | Posted 08.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Art, Advertising, Ohio, Going Green, Climate Change, Public Transit, Green Living, Posters, World War II, Green News
Maura Judkis

The Green Patriot Posters project is beginning its campaign with a series of bus posters in Cleveland, Ohio, designed by local artist Michael Beirut.

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Offshore Drilling Won't Help, But "Green Stimulus" Can

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Price of Oil, Energy Information Administration, Mass Transit, Senator McCain, Oil Dependency, Energy Consumption, Senator Obama, Economic Stimulus, Public Transit, Green Stimulus, Stimulus, Housing Bubble, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

On This Week, McCain again mentioned "offshore drilling" as part of a plan to reduce dependence on foreign oil. And he got away with it.

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