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• More RTA cutbacks likely

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 433
  In order to balance its 2010 budget, RTA leaders are considering additional service cuts and extending earlier temporary fare increases .
  19 hours ago

• The Newest, Shiniest Metros in the World (A Slideshow)

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 721
  While subways in the worlds developed countries are starting to look like the dinosaurs of urban infrastructure (with expansion delays and budget crises to boot), new metro systems continue to spread across the world. As emerging cities seek to answer the needs of booming populations -- or ease the traffic and ...
  1 day ago

• People Of Public Transit

  
  DAVID DUST — Authority: 514
  Last month I did a POST about the hysterical and entertaining People of Walmart website - which simply features pictures of jacked-up people shopping at Walmart. It is brilliant in its simplicity. People of Walmart now has a sister site - People of Public Transit . It features, as you can imagine, pictures ...
  1 day ago

• City Council Votes to Expand Recycling Options

  
  Ann Arbor Homes and Real Estate Update — Authority: 110
  Ann Arbor is known for it’s earth-friendly ways, after all, half of our name comes from the abundance of green trees found all over the city. The city has put an emphasis on environmentally friendly practices, including adding bike lanes and bike parking spots downtown, local foods available throughout town, ...
  4 days ago

• Fight or flight… or freeze?

  
  Imaginary Sunshine — Authority: 124
  Leashes exist for a reason… It was after my biology tutorial and I was walking to one of the buildings where I can go and get something to eat and meet up with one of my friends, I was walking with another one of my friends and this guy had this dog. He was holding onto the leash, which was not attached to the ...
  6 days ago

• People of Public Transit / People of Public Transit Photos

  
  LugaLuda Blogs — Authority: 159
  People of Public Transit- Founded in October 2009, People of Public Transit is another website, inspired by People of Walmart.Just like the site People of Walmart, People of Public Transit post actual photos of people inside the public bus and subway, along with a funny taglines.According to People of Public Transit, ...
  6 days ago

• Driving Ohio Forward

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 433
  On November 10, Clean Fuels Ohio and the Levin College Forum will host a discussion about the future of transportation in Ohio .
  6 days ago

• Daily poll: On Philadelphia’s SEPTA and striking public transit

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 580
  Should public transit workers, such as those in Philadelphia, be allowed to strike? ( polls ) &&&&
  1 week ago

• Thanks to a transit strike, it’s always hard to get around in Philadelphia

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 580
  5,500 SEPTA workers are on strike in Philly, which means no bus or train service for you this sunny morning 3 a.m. the time SEPTA announced the strike, which seems lame because now thousands of commuters are screwed SOURCE Related posts: BART decides not to strike; Lisa still holding out for more ...
  1 week ago

• Transit and the Election: 1 step forward, 2 steps back

  
  Spacing Montreal — Authority: 501
  So Projet Montréal, the party who put transit at the top of the agenda  -at least before cries of corruption drowned out any other issue- earned 10 seats on the municipal council. Their support rose from 9% in 2005 to 25% across the island. The fact that sustainable development and alternative transportation ...
  1 week ago

• On Election Day, musings about transit’s role

  
  Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog — Authority: 536
  More than half of New Yorkers rely on public transportation to commute to work. More than half of New York households do not own a single car. More than one billion MetroCard swipes were counted by New York City Transit in 2008. Yet, I can’t help but feel that something is amiss with the city’s focus, or lack ...
  1 week ago

• What Would Jesus Drive?

  
  The Bus Bench — Authority: 116
  One of my colleagues thinks I’m insane because I don’t drive. He has offered me rides on various occasions. He often tells me the benefits of cars. I find this all very amusing since we do the same thing. That thing involves us going to various locations throughout the city.  I have a reputation of being on time ...
  1 week ago

• Top 10 Reasons to Ride The Bus

  
  808Talk Hawaii — Authority: 118
  In my home town, urban sprawl has taken over. The closest shops, restaurants and services are over one mile away. I never see a bus in the area and the closest train is a 25 minute drive from home. One of the best features of Oahu is the accessible public transportation. The Oahu bus [...] ShareThis
  1 week ago

• November 2-8 Oakland Political & Community Events

  
  Living in the O — Authority: 117
  Monday, November 2nd – Town Hall with Mayor Dellums and Police Chief Batts Come hear Mayor Dellums and Chief Batts share their vision of public safety. Topics include: Mayor Dellums — public safety strategy: PIES (Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement, Sustainability) Chief Batts — vision for the Oakland ...
  1 week ago

• Pace Bus On The Race Track: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? [Hoon Of The Day]

  
  Jalopnik — Authority: 737
  When we showed up at the race track for the Yeehaw Its Texas 24 Hours Of LeMons last weekend, the LeMons Supreme Court spotted an Orion II with TARC markings in the paddock. We knew right away: Pace Bus! An endurance race doesnt really need a pace car, but weve found it helps to keep the hoons under control as ...
  1 week ago

• Detroit Airport Makes Travel Easy from Ann Arbor

  
  Ann Arbor Homes and Real Estate Update — Authority: 110
  Fall is rolling into town, colorful leaves are falling off trees, ducks are flying high in the sky, and the air is feeling crisp. This is the perfect time of year to plan a holiday get-away. Ann Arborites are lucky to live close to a major airport serving many domestic and international airlines. Airfare prices are ...
  1 week ago

• When BART reaches capacity, Oaklanders will be the first to suffer

  
  Living in the O — Authority: 117
  For anyone who commutes between Oakland and San Francisco, I’m guessing this has been a bit of a chaotic week. And at some point, if not every day during the closure, you probably took BART across the Bay. And I have no doubt that it was beyond crowded in the stations and on the trains. I heard from several people ...
  1 week ago

• Vancouver bids to be world’s greenest city

  
  The Progressive Economics Forum — Authority: 425
  Last week, the City of Vancouver’s task force, the Greenest City Action Team, issued a plan for the city with short and longer-term goals and policy advice on achieving them. The report covers more than climate change, a good thing as it is important to identify win-wins that lead to improvement on other ...
  1 week ago

• New deadline for Opus renewal: Nov. 15

  
  Fagstein — Authority: 474
  The AMT and STM have decided to give reduced-fare Opus users a one-time grace period to renew their ID cards (probably since many of them - including my little brother - didnt know they had to renew their cards, thinking they were good for two years). Students now have until Nov. 15 (which I guess means they can ...
  1 week ago

• Greenest Place in the US: New York, not Vermont

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 611
  The state of Vermont has long been hailed as the greenest place in the United States due to the ‘consistent thinking about low-impact living.’ The state, after all, is profuse with trees, farms, and backyard compost heaps. It also has environmentally aware citizens, and no crowded expressways. In other words, ...
  2 weeks ago

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