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Hey Los Angeles, There's a Train Arrivin'

Joel Epstein | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Springsteen, Crenshaw Line, Exposition Park, Los Angeles Sports Arena, Metro, Madison Square Garden, West LA, Green Line to LAX, Transit, Westside Subway Extension, Los Angeles, Usc, Expo Line, Los Angeles Mas, Mass Transit, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

How was the Bruce Springsteen show? Probably the best I have ever seen. While that's no understatement, the real show in L.A. opened this morning at 5 am when the Expo Line started running between downtown and La Cienega Blvd.

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Janell Ross

Detroit's Latest Problem: Drastic Bus Service Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Public-Transit-Funding, Low Income Workers, Bus Service, Budget Cuts, American Austerity, Detroit, Transit, Union, Business News

Detroit's beleaguered bus riders already have little love for the Motor City's transit system. Now service is about to get worse. Beginning Saturd...

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As the House Transportation Bill Languishes, There's Still Time to 'Fix It First'

Geoffrey Anderson | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Smart Growth America, House of Representatives, Surface Transportation Bill, Public Transportation, Bicycling, Road Repair, Transit, Bipartisanship, Pedestrian Safety, Transportation Reauthorization, Smart Growth, Infrastructure, Third Industrial Revolution, Politics News
Geoffrey Anderson

Americans are ready for an economically sound, people-friendly, and bipartisan transportation bill. It's a good thing our elected officials have extra time to meet those expectations.

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House Transportation Bill Would Worsen Traffic

Rob Perks | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Traffic, Congress, Highways, Oil Drilling, Oil, Roads, Transit, Congestion, Transportation, Transportation Bill, Transportation Legislation, Green News
Rob Perks

In their "Pledge to America," after taking control of the House, the GOP promised it would not package unpopular legislation with must-pass bills. They've done the exact opposite with the Transportation Bill.

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23,400 Good Construction Jobs Coming to Los Angeles Metro

María Elena Durazo | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Mass Transit, Project Labor Agreements, Metropolitan Transit Authority, Public Transportation, Jobs, Construction, Public Transit, Transit, Transportation, Los Angeles News
María Elena Durazo

While Washington, D.C. has been stuck in what amounts to a partisan traffic jam, unresponsive and unwilling to rebuild our national economy and infrastructure, we took matters into our own hands in Los Angeles.

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Problematic Arlington Intersection To Be Revamped By 2014

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Virginia, Virginia News, Clarendon, Drivers, Clarendon Boulevard, Wilson Boulevard, Washington Boulevard, Pedestrians, Transit, Clarendon Circle, Bicyclists, Arlington County, Transportation, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists who've ever been frustrated by the confusing and harrowing intersection at Washington, Wilson and Cl...

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Rachel Tepper

Bikeshare Officials Explore Corporate Sponsorship Options

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Virginia, DC News, Capital Bikeshare, Video, Montgomery County, Bike-Culture, Dc Around Town, Winter, Dc Traffic, DC Transit, Transit, Arlington County, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Capital Bikeshare is now moving forward with making the corporate sponsorship plan that was being considered in the fall a reality. T...

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Matt Sledge

Transit Commuter Tax Benefit Will Be Slashed Almost In Half January 1

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Transitcheck, Mass Transit, The High Cost of Free Parking, Larry Hanley, Long Island Rail Road, Amalgamated Transit Union, Donald Shoup, Mta, Transitcenter, Lirr, Metro North, Charles Schumer, Parking, New York City Transit, Transit, Commuter Benefit, NYC Transit, Transit Commuter Tax Benefit, NJ Transit, New York News

NEW YORK -- Tax breaks used by 2.7 million subway, light rail and bus riders across the country will be slashed next year, dealing struggling mass tra...

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Bad Lawsuits Against Public Transit

Joel Epstein | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Nimby, Streetsblog Los Angeles, Wilshire Subway, Century City, The Daily Show, Los Angeles, California Legislature, Expo Line, Ceqa, Farmers Field, Metro, Jerry Brown, Downtown La, Transit, Aeg, Neighbors for Smart Rail, Beverly Hills School Doard, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

Here's an important story that may not have made it onto The Daily Show yet. While it is only a matter of time before Streetsblog Los Angeles has the...

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D.C. Circulator's New Route To Anacostia, Skyland Starting Service

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Video, Bus, Capitol Hill, Ddot, District of Columbia, D.C. Circulator, Skyland, Public Transit, Transit, District Department of Transportation, Anacostia, DC News

WASHINGTON -- There have been some big changes to the District of Columbia's Circulator bus system, a network of limited-stop routes meant to suppleme...

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Weekend Track Work: Single-Tracking Continues On 4 Metrorail Lines

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Weekend Trackwork, Red Line, Green Line, Single-Tracking, Wmata, Transit, Blue Line, Orange Line, Track Work, Metro, DC News

WASHINGTON -- After last weekend's Red Line single-tracking mess downtown, Metrorail track work will impact four lines and necessitate shuttle train s...

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Extra Rails At U Street? Metro Preps For Future Track Work

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Weekend Trackwork, District of Columbia, Wmata, Trackwork, Switch Replacement, Transit, U Street, Metro, Track Work, DC News

WASHINGTON -- When Metro says it's upgrading its rail system to make it safer, much of that work takes place in places passengers don't normally see -...

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Single-Tracking On Red Line Through Downtown This Weekend

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Weekend Trackwork, DC News, Red Line, District of Columbia, Wmata, Red Line Delays, Transit, Red Line Track Work, Metro, DC News

WASHINGTON -- If you're planning on using the Red Line this weekend through downtown, plan to add 30 minutes of additional travel time if you're headi...

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Metro Announces Online SmarTrip Reloading

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Metrorail, Farecard, Wmata, Richard Sarles, Metro, D.C. Transit, Smartrip, Technology, Transit, Metrobus, DC News

WASHINGTON -- After years of customers asking for it, Metro is finally delivering on its promise to introduce online reloading of its SmarTrip payment...

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Gov. Bob McDonnell Finally Gets His Wish

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Virginia, Northern Virginia Transit Commission, Metro Board, James Dyke, Bob Mcdonnell, Wmata, Greater Washington Board of Trade, Transit, Metro, Virginia Politics, DC News

WASHINGTON -- After months of saying the commonwealth should play more of a role in the oversight of Metro, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) made an ap...

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More Freeways Won't End L.A.'s Traffic Woes

Joel Reynolds | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Traffic, 30/10, Transit, Vin Scully, La Traffic, America Fast Forward, San Onofre, La Transit, 710 Tunnel, Air Pollution, Toll Road, Los Angeles News
Joel Reynolds

There are two things on which most Southern Californians enthusiastically agree: Vin Scully should announce Dodger baseball forever, and something needs to be done about the traffic.

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For Want of a Crosswalk, a Life was Lost

Larry_Cohen | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Community Prevention, Raquel Nelson, Transit, Transportation Policy, Prevention, Transportation, Impact News
Larry_Cohen

Instead of wasting our time debating who should be punished and how much, we need to invest our traffic safety funds in efforts that keep our children and families safe.

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Is Our Racial Gap Becoming a Generation Gap?

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Latinos, Politics News, Latino, Social Justice, Education, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Immigration, Black, Transit, Impact News
Angela Glover Blackwell

America's seniors, business leaders, and elected officials simply do not see themselves in the faces of today's young. This signals less obligation and commitment to the kinds of programs and resources that provide a boost for the next generation.

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New Shooting, Same Question: Should Transit Cops Have Guns?

Turnstyle | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Politics News, Oscar Grant, Charles Hill, Police, Oakland, Bart, Youth Radio, Transit, Transit Police, Guns, Tasers, Mehserle, Cops, Media News
Turnstyle

Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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Volatile Gas Prices: Public Anger, Secret Panic

Catherine Lutz | Posted 08.19.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Sprawl, Automobiles, Oil Industry, Transit, Auto Industry, Transportation, Driving, Business News
Catherine Lutz

Rich enough to buy a Bentley on a whim or poor enough to be set back by a simple traffic fine, Americans are angry about gas prices. This upsurge of emotion is about much more than money.

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America's Tomorrow: Equity In a Changing Nation

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 07.27.2011

Read More: Latino, Education, Equity, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Black, Immigration, Race, Transit, African Americans, Politics News
Angela Glover Blackwell

For America to compete moving forward, we can't continue squandering the skills and potential of millions of young men and women.

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Lucia Graves

Environmental Coalition Backs Sen. Sherrod Brown's New Green Jobs Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Apollo Alliance, Green Jobs, Sherrod Brown, Economy, Jobs, United Steelworkers, BlueGreen Alliance, Manufacturing Jobs, Transportation, Rustbelt, 112th Congress, Senator Sherrod Brown, Freight, Transit, Sierra Club, Transportation Infrastructure, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) joined green jobs leaders Thursday to tout a merger of green development groups and planned advocacy for ...

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Will NYC Transit Chief Force Google To Unmask Blogger?

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Blogger, Transit, Nyc Transit Union, Bloggers, Blogging, Ny News, New York News

NEW YORK — The head of New York City's transit union wants to go after an anonymous blog that has blasted him, and he asked a court Friday to ma...

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The F Word: Public Workers Getting Snowed

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: F Word, Scott Walker, Queens, Brooklyn, Workers, Broadway, Dave Johnson, Grit Tv, Public Workers, Center for American Progress, Andrew Cuomo, Sanitation, The F Word, Bloomberg, Labor, Blizzard, Laura Flanders, Plow, Snow, John Boehner, Trains, Grittv, Transit, Union, Public Services, New York News
Laura Flanders

Non-New Yorkers gloat beware -- the Big Apple's storm offers just a taste of the problems that are likely to be coming your way.

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What Really Happened in 2010

Laura Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010, Public Transportation, Jobs, Transit, Justice, Barack Obama, Ray Lahood, Department of Transportation, Transportation, Politics News
Laura Barrett

The truth is, 2010 wasn't an easy year for anyone. And that's what makes the string of transportation equity victories we've won together this year even more extraordinary.

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