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• in Green
  $53 Billion - Too Much or Not Enough? The Debate over High Speed Rail
  The debate over $53 Billion that would deliver High Speed Rail to 80% of the population divides down political and ideological lines.
  by jreinh01 / on Feb 8, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “mass transit”

 

• EXTRA: No major complaints from Red Line riders. Not yet, anyway!

  
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  This is encouraging . Now can the Chicago Transit Authority keep it up ?   -30-
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• New No Parking Signs Are Appearing In Sheepshead Bay, And More

  
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  THE COMMUTE: In early 2012, we reported on confusing Department of Transportation (DOT) parking and traffic regulations and on confusing and outdated signage mentioning the taxi stand on Brighton Beach Avenue. That stand is not even listed in DOT’s database of taxi stands so apparently they are unaware of its ...
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• Q / F Line Subway Service Advisories: 5/20 – 5/24

  
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  What? Another week with no service adjustments on the B line? And just minimal ones on the Q and F lines? Wowzer, maybe I didn’t see the pigs flying through all the fog over the weekend. Q LINE From 11:45 p.m. to 5 a.m., Tuesday to Friday, Coney Island-bound Q trains are rerouted via the R [...] The post Q / F ...
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• An Urban Plan For China

  
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  SustainabilityAn article, by Hal Harvey, in The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists lays put a plan on how to make China’s cities more modern.and more livable  China has the opportunity to become a leader in conservation and energy efficiency if it chooses to follow the path of sustainability.Harvey writes:Today China ...
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• Darling "choo-choo" is coming round the bend, despite GOP mischief

  
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  Republicans just cant help themselves. They love meddling in Milwaukees affairs. Thats why they: * Take away the citys residency rule for its public employees (but take them away for all local governments in the state to mask the partys real focus for the states largest city). * Take away money from public schools ...
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• Weekend Subway Service Advisories: 5/10 – 5/13/2013

  
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  Q LINE NIGHTS: 12:01 AM to 5 AM, Sat to Mon, May 11 – 13 57 St/7 Av-bound Q trains stop at 49 St. F LINE 11:45 PM Fri to 5 AM Mon, May 10 – 13 Jamaica-bound F trains run express from Church Av to Jay St-MetroTech. The post Weekend Subway Service Advisories: 5/10 – 5/13/2013 appeared first on Sheepshead ...
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• Architect of possible dreams

  
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  In an exclusive interview, Jaime Lerner talks about the challenges that public transportation is facing in Brazil and his expectations for the III SIBRT Conference. Jaime Lerner, keynote speaker at the Third SIBRT Conference of Best Practices in Latin America (Belo Horizonte, June 4-7, 2013). Photo by EMBARQ ...
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• Chicago Transit Bans Political Ads

  
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  As Pam Geller continues a court battle with the city of Detroit, Chicagos transit authority has banned all political advertising. Gellers transit ads have faced legal challenges almost everywhere they have appeared. The CTA said in a statement it allows ads as a way to raise money — not as a way to get a ...
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• Brooklyn Mail Will Take Even Longer; Transit System Not Inspected; and More Brooklyn Briefs

  
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   - Oh no! Brooklyn mail is going to be shipped to Manhattan to be sorted, then back to Brooklyn, doubling Brooklyn delivery times, say critics of this stupid-sounding plan. [ NY Daily News ] -  Critical parts of the transit system -- including the 9th Avenue Station in Brooklyn -- have not been inspected for ...
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• China’s BYD Builds Buses In The USA

  
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  The Chinese automobile company, BYD opened an electric bus factory in 70 miles North of Los Angeles in Lancaster, California. The plant has the capacity to produce 1,000 buses annually, but expects to produce 50 units in the first year. So far, BYD has a contract with Long Beach Transit for 10 ebuses. “The is the ...
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• The Changing Paradigm in Personal Transportation

  
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  Here’s an article that underscores something I firmly believe: the concept of car ownership, a paradigm of the American lifestyle in the 20th Century, is on its way out. Just as a generation decided it no longer needed a telephone that was hard-connected to a copper wire, an even larger group of people is ...
  2 weeks ago

• F, B, Q Line Subway Service Advisories 5/7 – 5/10

  
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  Some good new for B and Q line riders: the rest of the week should be clear of any planned service interruptions or delays. Late-night F riders do have to be mindful of a few alterations. F Train Starting tonight, from 11:45 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., Tuesday to Friday, May 7 to May 10, here are the [...] The post F, B, Q ...
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• As part of the 2011 Art on Track festival, Joe Baldwin and...

  
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  As part of the 2011 Art on Track festival, Joe Baldwin and noisivelvet temporarily transformed a Chicago Transit Authority railway car into an awesomely lush and verdant garden. “With native plants covering the seats, windows and floors of the subway car, the mobile garden brought a welcome splash of colour to ...
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• Phoenix Spent $1.4 Billion To Cannibalize Buses

  
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  I have written many times about my problems with Phoenix light rail -- examples are here  and here .  We paid $1.4 billion in initial capital costs, plus tens of millions a year in operating losses that must be subsidized by taxpayers, for a line that carries a tiny tiny percentage of Phoenix commuters.  Capital ...
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• TheNewspaper.com Roundup: May 1, 2013

  
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  Each Wednesday, we’ll publish quick summaries of the articles from the last week on TheNewspaper.com. We’re doing this because these articles are often strongly connected to the issues that National Motorists Association members are interested in. Wednesday, May 01, 2013 France: Report Identifies Most ...
  3 weeks ago

• Bike Boulevards & More, Coming To Rochester

  
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  Sorry it’s been so quiet in the subway for the past week. It got crazy busy with many things happening on many different fronts, and I had to force myself into a self-imposed digital detox program. But here’s a quicky update… I just got back from the Genesee-Finger Lakes Active Transportation Summit; a ...
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• The Largest City without Public Transportation

  
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  What do you get when you combine two major sports and entertainment attractions, a university with over 30,000 students, and no comprehensive system of public transportation? You get Arlington, Texas, of course! As a matter of fact, it the largest city in the United States with no public transportation. And with ...
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• Seattle’s Historic Train Depot Gets LEED Makeover

  
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  Following closely on the heels of the Earth Day opening of the Bullitt Center , the city of Seattle completed another long-awaited green building civic project with the re-opening of the central waiting room and Compass Room entrance of its King Street Station , which provides Seattle with Amtrak service, Sounder ...
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• NYC: 1st-class city, 3rd-class infrastructure, and what it means for the rest of us

  
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  America’s failure to invest in its infrastructure is a national disgrace. I think most of us can agree on that. But it’s very hard to get people riled up enough about it to demand a change. Recently, I was in New York City for a few days. Being there made me think about the issue in a more personal way.  While ...
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• Defacings Bike Share Stations; Animal Rescue in DUMBO; and More Brooklyn Briefs

  
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  - Guilty verdict for Brooklyn mother of 12. [ Brooklyn Eagle ] - "Animal Rescue" -- “a crime-drama centered around a lost pit bull, a wannabe scam artist, and a killing,” is filming all over DUMBO Friday. [ DumboNYC ] - Councilwoman says those defacing Citi Bike bike share stations will be prosecuted. [ ...
  3 weeks ago

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