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Cities Where Workers Most Use Public Transit

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.23.2011 | Business
Read More: Ferry, Jobs Crisis, Bus, Employees, Unemployment, Third Industrial Revolution, Subway, Public Transportation, Slidepollajax, Rail, Ithaca, U.S. Census, Public Transit, Train, Brookings, Business News

In such an urbanized country as the United States, it surprises how few of the nation's workers depend on public transport to make their daily commute...

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In the Public Interest: Americans Are Driving Less, Washington Should Pay Attention

Tony Dutzik | Posted 11.14.2011 | Politics
Read More: Infrastructure, Jobs, Public Transit, Culture, Transportation, Infrastructure Jobs, Highways, Driving Habits, Modern Transit, American Driving Habits, American Transportation, Job Creation, Politics News
Tony Dutzik

An accumulation of evidence suggests that the days of rapid, steady growth in vehicle travel are over. Why then is Washington arguing about how much to spend building our grandfather's transportation network?

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Hurricane Irene Is a Chance to Put Things Right in New Jersey and Washington

Joel Epstein | Posted 11.06.2011 | New York
Read More: Irene, Tea Party, Chris Christie, President Obama, Washington, Budget, U.S. Department of Transportation, Wilshire Subway, Congress, Hudson River, Fema, Global Warming, Los Angeles, Eric Cantor, New York, New Jersey, Public Transit, ARC Transit Tunnel, NJ Transit, New York News
Joel Epstein

With parts of New Jersey and the rest of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast still literally underwater from Hurricane Irene, it is time to examine the dou...

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PHOTOS: Rio De Janeiro's High-Flying Transit Line Debuts

Posted 11.01.2011 | World
Read More: Skyride, Urban GOndola Line, Brazil Gondolas, Urban Planning, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Public Transportation, Public Transit, Rio De Janeiro Gondolas, Rio De Janeiro Brazil, World News

The latest, most innovative form of public transit in Rio de Janeiro has made its high-flying 2011 debut. As Wired is reporting, a six-station gon...

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'Seniors Ride Free' To Expire For Most 65-Plus Transit Riders

Posted 10.26.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Video, Pace, Cta Card, Rod Blagojevich, Metra, Seniors Ride Free Illinois, Seniors Ride Free, CTA Free Rides for Seniors, Cta, Forrest Claypool, Public Transit, Cta Fare, Seniors, Metra Fare, Chicago News

Beginning next week, many senior citizens will lose access to the program providing free rides for qualifying passengers on Metra, CTA and Pace. The f...

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10 Cities Where Americans Can't Get To Work

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 10.22.2011 | Business
Read More: Infrastructure, Vehicles, Unemployment, Low-Income, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Public Transportation, Public Transit, Brookings Institution, Housing Crisis, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: There are over 7.5 million households in the U.S. in which the residents do not own an automobile. Of course, these homes rely on ...

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House Republicans Move To Kill CA Bullet Train

| Posted 09.23.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: California Mass Transit, Public Transit, California Mass Transportation, Bullet Train, California High Speed Rail, Public Transportation, Los Angeles News

By Carolyn Lochhead This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. WASHINGTON - California's futuristic plans for 220-mph bullet trains ...

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India Wedding Accident Claims Over 30 Victims

AP | BISWAJEET BANERJEE | Posted 09.06.2011 | World
Read More: Kanshiramnagar, India, India Train Accident, India Bus Accident, India Wedding Accident, Public Transit, World News

LUCKNOW, India — A train hit a stopped bus at a railway crossing in northern India early Thursday, killing at least 35 people returning from a w...

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WATCH: China's High Speed Bullet Train Completes Test Run

Posted 08.27.2011 | World
Read More: Bejing, China Bullet Train, Public Transportation, China High Speed Train, Trains, Public Transit, China, Shanghai, Video, World News

BEIJING (AP) -- Builders of China's fast-growing bullet train network conducted a test run of its showcase Beijing-to-Shanghai line Monday amid contro...

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CTA Beefing Up Police, Camera Presence

Posted 08.21.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Crime, Crime, Police, Safety, Garry McCarthy, Trains, Cta, Cameras, Forrest Claypool, Public Transit, Surveillance Cameras, Chicago News

Perhaps as a response to the ongoing publicity surrounding attacks and robberies occurring on their trains and in their stations alike, including the ...

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PHOTOS: The Most 'Romantic' Transit Systems In The United States

Posted 08.08.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Mass Transit, Chicago Transit Authority, Missed Connections, Romance, Craigslist, Slideshows, Chicago El, Trains, Chicago News, Public Transit, Chicago Around Town, Transportation, Chicago News

Craigslist, the universe's authority on love, used bikes and pyramid schemes, announced Monday that, of the five largest U.S. subway or metro systems,...

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Janell Ross

Transit Cuts Costing Workers Their Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 08.06.2011 | Business
Read More: Unemployment, Public Transportation, Black Unemployment, Jobs, Public Transit, Transit Spending, Brookings Institution, Pedestrian Safety, Bv-Money, Transportation, Business News

NEW YORK -- The people are in one place, many of the new jobs in another, according to a recent report. "Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs In M...

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America Fast Forward on the Fast Track

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 07.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: America Fast Forward, Los Angeles, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Transportation, Public Transit, Public Transportation, Mass Transportation, Politics News
Antonio Villaraigosa

Today we got a first look at the draft legislation to reauthorize our federal transportation programs. And it's great news for our transportation infrastructure nationwide.

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Lucia Graves

Wide Disparities In Public Transit Access Keep Residents From Jobs, Brookings Study Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.12.2011 | Politics
Read More: Economy, Bruce Katz, Public Transportation, Jobs, Job Growth, Public Transit, Sean Donovan, Ray Lahood, Metro, Brookings, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Seven in 10 working-age metropolitan residents live within three-quarters of a mile of a transit stop. But a new study from the Brooking...

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In The Public Interest: The Only Way to Cut Gas Costs Is to Use Less Gas

Rob Kerth | Posted 07.09.2011 | Green
Read More: Gas Prices, Public Transit, Public Transportation, Transportation, Gas Price Increases, Mass Transit, Alternative Energy, Oil, Sustainable Energy, Gas Price Hikes, Green Energy, Gas and Oil, Green News
Rob Kerth

What often gets lost in the national conversation is that the best way for the whole country to weather a rise in gas prices is to use more alternative transportation.

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People With Disabilities Cut First: Who Will Be Next?

Alan Singer | Posted 07.04.2011 | New York
Read More: Disability, Public Transit, Unemployment, Mta, Budget Cuts, New York City, People With Disabilities, Access a Ride, New York News
Alan Singer

The ability of older or disabled people to lead any kind of "normal" life is being threatened by cuts in the Metropolitan Transit Authority's (MTA) Access-A-Ride program.

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Courts Order Mubarak Name Removed From Public Places In Egypt

AP | By HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 06.21.2011 | World
Read More: Egypt Protests, Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt, Tahrir Square, Hosni Mubarak, Public Transit, Mubarak Regime, Egypt Education, Cairdo, World News

CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the name of ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne removed from all public facilities and ...

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'Superbus' Capable Of Extreme Speeds Set For Debut

Posted 06.08.2011 | World
Read More: Environmental Awareness, Netherlands, Dutch Superbus, Superbus, Dubai Trade Fair, Electric Car, Public Transit, Wubbo Ockels, Dubai, World News

The Netherlands has developed an electric "Superbus," an eco-friendly form of public transit that can carry 23 passengers and reach a top speed of 155...

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Longing for CicLAvia

Joel Epstein | Posted 06.06.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Soda, Project RENEW, Bogotá, California Center for Public Health Advocacy, Los Angeles, Childhood Obesity, Junk Food, Air Pollution, 30/10 Initiative, Bicycling, Diabetes, Transit-Oriented Development, La Metro, Fitness, America Fast Forward, Public Transit, Ciclavia, Public Health, Traffic, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

CicLAvia is certainly about giving Angelenos a break from the stress of car traffic. But it is also a new way of thinking about how we engage with our city, and how we exercise in LA.

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Pay Your Bus Fare--With Your Cellphone

AP | By BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 06.06.2011 | Technology
Read More: Isis Utah, Isis, Wave and Pay, Isis Nfc, Utah Nfc, Salt Lake City, Near Field Communication, Mobile Wallet, Public Transit, Salt Lake City Nfc, Nfc Public Transit, Nfc, Technology News

SALT LAKE CITY -- A joint venture between three of the nation's four largest cell phone carriers will soon offer the United States' first commercially...

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In The Public Interest: Arizona on Track for Passenger Rail

Serena Unrein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Unemployment, Phoenix, Tucson, Public Transportation, Rail, Passenger Rail, Jobs, Public Transit, Arizona, Politics News
Serena Unrein

On Friday, for the first time, Arizona's State Transportation Board approved a state rail plan which includes connecting the major metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson by passenger rail.

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In The Public Interest: Rail -- Neither Right nor Left but Forward

Tony Dutzik | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gas Prices, Conservatives, George Will, Liberals, Progressives, Environment, Jobs, High Speed Rail, Obama State of the Union, Public Transit, U.S. PIRG, Newsweek, Barack Obama, Transportation, Politics News
Tony Dutzik

The dangers of Will's thinking are apparent, since it leads us away from viewing transportation decisions as being about finding the best way to move people at the lowest overall cost to society.

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At Ole Miss, Improved Busing Cut Carbon and Costs

Frank Sesno | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Public Policy, Mass Transit, Busing, Climate Change, Green, Greenhouse Gases, Public Transit, University of Mississippi, Global Warming, College News
Frank Sesno

Every year, tens of thousands of students shell out to park their cars on campus lots. Now students at Ole Miss are working to reduce cars and carbon on campus. Their solution? Bring on the buses!

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Handicap Inaccessibility: My Pet Peeve for the New Year

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: New York Subway, Parkinson's Disease, Parking, Public Transit, Wheelchair, Health Insurance, Handicapped, New York News
Alan Singer

I am discovering that (1) the world is not set up for people who have difficulty walking or are in wheelchairs and (2) I was blind to most of these problems in the past.

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Vintage Trains Deployed In Sweden To Handle Snow

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Sweden, Swedish Trains, Railroad, Trains, Public Transit, Snow, Sweden Snowstorm, Public Transportation, Sweden Weather, Locomotive, World News

In an effort to keep its public transit running during inclement winter weather, Sweden has turned back the clocks over half a century by deploying vi...

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