High gas prices lead to surge in mass transit

It's standing-room-only on many commuter buses from Washington's suburbs. Rail systems from Boston to Los Angeles are begging passengers to shift their travel to non-peak hours. And some seats have been removed from San Francisco's subway cars to allow more people to cram in.

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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said his goal to speed up construction of 12 transit projects and ease congestion in the second-biggest U.S. city requires "creative" funding help from Washington.

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When we decide how to get around we face an imperfect choice. If we drive, we run the risk accidents and traffic jams, not to mention the environmental and geopolitical downsides of using gas.

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The middle-aged woman with the black cardigan around her shoulders had assumed a meticulously calibrated posture: feet shoulder-width apart, arms slightly bent, fists loosely clenched, muscles relaxed yet alert.

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Cities that are well-positioned for the future are making investments that will create healthier places to live and smarter environments for businesses.

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An atheist group can post "You can be good without God" ads on Bloomington city buses.

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The New Ohio Passenger Rail System: What Cities Are Important Enough To Be Stops?

Governor Ted Strickland (D - Ohio) is lobbying hard to make Ohio one of the few states to utilize stimulus money for a passenger rail system. The Ohio system has been unofficially referred to as the 3C Corridor, which stands for the Cleveland-Columbus-Cincinnati Corridor.

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Copenhagen will be welcoming a new fleet of electric minibuses as part of a new route introduced by Movia

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In addition to decreased rail service, several bus routes will disappear on weekends and evenings while others disappear entirely.

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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar completely missed a news conference on innovative transit programs Thursday because his car was stuck in traffic, behind an accident in a congested commuter tunnel. More Articles

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Optare Solo EV Electric Bus Specifications The Solo EV is not a big bus: It is available in lengths of 8.1m, 8.8m and 9.5m and widths of either 2.3m or 2.5m.

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"Today, Guangzhou has 71 miles of subway lines, most of them opened in the last three years, and yet large areas of the ever-expanding city are still distant from the nearest subway stop."

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If Cincinnati gets streetcars, Newport wants to be involved.

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Oculus, #13 (1998). A gorgeous stone mosaic found on the subway walls throughout NYC's Chambers Street station complex (A, C & E trains); also, there is a stone and glass floor mosaic at Park Place entrance, which connects to this station via a tunnel.

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Oculus, #1 (1998). Stone and glass floor mosaic at Park Place entrance, which connects to this station via a tunnel; also there are hundreds of stone mosaic eyes on the walls throughout Chambers Street station complex (C & E trains).

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"Metro -- Friday evening", detail 4b (Installed: 23 November 2007). Rautatientorin Metroasema (Central Railway Station) Subway Art, Helsinki, Finland.

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Map of the World, detail 6. Stone and glass floor mosaic at NYC's Park Place entrance, which connects to the WTC (Chambers Street) station via a tunnel; also there are hundreds of stone mosaic eyes on the walls throughout the Chambers Street station complex (A & C trains).

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Map of the World, detail 3. Stone and glass floor mosaic at NYC's Park Place entrance, which connects to the WTC (Chambers Street) station via a tunnel; also there are hundreds of stone mosaic eyes on the walls throughout the Chambers Street station complex (A & C trains).

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Map of the World, detail 2. Stone and glass floor mosaic at Park Place entrance, which connects to this station via a tunnel; also there are hundreds of stone mosaic eyes on the walls throughout the Chambers Street station complex (A & C trains), which is connected via a tunnel.

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The Senate voted Tuesday to give a tax break to new car buyers, setting aside bipartisan concerns over the size of an economic stimulus bill with a price tag edging above $900 billion.

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Sander told the packed house that if the state legislature doesn't act on what's being called the Ravitch plan--recommendations by a commission headed by former MTA chair Richard Ravitch--that draconian measures would ensue.

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We've been talking about this for a while now, but mass transit is getting woefully little attention in the economic recovery proposals released so far by Democrats.

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Rep Peter DeFazio has authored an amendment that would increase the level of rail funding in the stimulus bill. It's an excellent idea.

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American Rail

Shortly after my 21st birthday I purchased an Amtrak ticket to Denver, packed up my bags, and headed off to meet a girl (now my wife). It was all very romantic, save for the hangover I carried along with me that early July morning. It was also very comfortable.

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One way he can do this is to give mass transit — trains, buses, commuter rails — the priority it deserves and the full financial and technological help it needs and has long been denied.

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The centuries-old right of way between Philadelphia and Washington is marked by shimmering waterways and industrial sprawl, well-kept suburbs and urban blight.

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