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America, Let's Get Back to Work

Edward Wytkind | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Read More: High-Speed Rail, Amtrak, Ttd, Map-21, Aviation, Maritime, Cargo Preference, Transit, Wytkind, Transportation Trades Department, Sequestration, Eu, Transportation, Politics News
Edward Wytkind

If we invest in rebuilding our nation, we will also create new jobs that teach valuable skills and support the middle class. But this is not happening because too many in Washington are playing political games and turning a cold shoulder to the millions of Americans stuck in traffic.

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Sick of the Sequester? Learn From Michigan Organizers

Laura Barrett | Posted 05.08.2013 | Detroit
Read More: Politics, Transit, Economy, Community Organizing, Sequester, Dennis Schornack, Transportation, Detroit News
Laura Barrett

The answer for Congress and the stalled action on the sequester? Michigan has some winning ideas.

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Riding The Bus Just Got Easier For iPhone Users

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 02.06.2013 | Detroit
Read More: Detroit Travel, Video, Stop 313, stop313 App, stop313, Detroit Tech, Detroit Around Town, Stop 313 App, Code for America Detroit, Detroit Apps, Detroit Impact, Evol Johnson, Evol Mark Johnson, Public Transit, Detroit Transit App, Transit, Detroit Bus App, Detroit Business, Detroit News

An app cooked up by a software developer in his free time and quietly released last month is making it easier for iPhone-carrying bus riders to get ar...

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Shanghai Is For Bikers

Joel Epstein | Posted 01.28.2013 | Travel
Read More: Yangtze River, Freedom Tower, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai, Bikerowave, Transit, Pudong, Biking, The Bund, China, Los Angeles, New York, Travel News
Joel Epstein

When the ferry docked, I joined the throng of aggressive riders jockeying to get off the boat and back on land.

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Transit and Transit-Oriented Development: The Sweet Spot for Jobs

Greg LeRoy | Posted 11.05.2012 | Impact
Read More: Transit, Opportunity-Working, Opportunity, Job Creation, Transportation, Impact News
Greg LeRoy

I have seen the future of robust job creation in America. It gets to work on public transit.

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Public Transportation: A Missed Opportunity to Create Jobs

Lawrence J. Hanley | Posted 09.10.2012 | Business
Read More: Mass Transit, Economy, Public Transportation, Jobs, Public Transit, Transit, Labor Unions, Unions, Recession, Breakdown, Business News
Lawrence J. Hanley

Every $1 billion invested in public transportation creates and supports 36,000 American jobs. That is real job growth.

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RECAP: Once-In-Lifetime Transit Of Venus

Posted 06.05.2012 | Science
Read More: Venus Transit, Venus Transit Live Blog, Transit of Venus, Venus Transit 2012, Transit of Venus 2012, Venus Transit Live Updates, Transit, Slideexpand, Science News

Today, Venus will appear to dance across the sun, a rare phenomenon called the transit of Venus. The Venus transit, which will last for nearly seve...

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How To See Tuesday's Transit Of Venus

Posted 06.05.2012 | Science
Read More: How to Watch Venus Transit, Venus Transit, Astronomy, Venus Transit 2012 Map, Transit Venus, Transit of Venus, The Bad Astronomer, Transit of Venus 2012, Venus Transit 2012, Phil Plait, Transit, Venus, How to See Transit of Venus, Science News

Today, Venus will cross in front of the sun, a rare phenomenon known as the transit of Venus and an event which will not occur again for more than 100...

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How Upcoming 'Transit' May Help Hunt Search For Alien Worlds

Posted 06.03.2012 | Science
Read More: Venus Transit, Video, Venus Transit Photos, Transit of Venus, Venus Transit Sun, Sun, Transit, Venus, See Venus Transit, See Venus, Science News

If you're an amateur astronomer who plans on bringing out the telescope for some skywatching this Tuesday, send us pics of your rig and the transit! W...

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Hey Los Angeles, There's a Train Arrivin'

Joel Epstein | Posted 06.30.2012 | Los Angeles
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 | Business
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 | Politics
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 | Green
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 | Los Angeles
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 | DC
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 | DC
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 | New York
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 | Los Angeles
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 | DC
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 | DC
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 | DC
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 | DC
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 | DC
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 | DC
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 | Los Angeles
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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