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• in Politics
  Do We Fear Markets Won't Work?
  Private citizens show markets can replace the need for public transit.
  by notonesquareinch / on May 5, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “public transit”

 

• Poll: How Should St. Louis County Reduce Traffic Congestion Between Mid & South County?

  
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  St. Louis County is still trying to make it easier to get from Hanley to Watson Rd., now through what’s being called the South County Connector . Various schemes have been around for decades: A plan for an improved connection from south St. Louis County to central St. Louis County has existed since the late ...
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• Historicist: Opposing the Subway

  
  Torontoist — Authority: 146
  In the late 1950s, several suburban municipalities tried to block construction of the Bloor-Danforth and University subway lines. Cartoon, the Telegram , August 21, 1958. As we’ve witnessed this week , city councillors have no qualms about promoting public transit schemes in their wards regardless of ...
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• This Weekend, Another Subway Closure

  
  Torontoist — Authority: 146
  The TTC is still working on upgrading its signal system, and you know what that means. The TTC has really been on a roll with these things lately. On Saturday, once again, a portion of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line will be closed while the TTC does some work on its signal systems. This time, the ...
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• Riding the Cowcatcher of Hope

  
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  The fleet of Charlottetown Transit is a patchwork quilt of ye olde trolley buses , castoffs from other transit companies (complete with signage in Spanish!) and, inexplicably, a thoroughly modern, comfortable bus kitted out with all the latest conveniences, including a “cowcatcher” bicycle holder on the ...
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• Fucking TTC Drivers Sometimes

  
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  Admittedly I haven’t been blogging in the last few weeks due to a new job I’ve recently got that’s required the majority of my until I get my routine down. However, whilst waiting at eglinton station for my bus I witnessed such a horrendous act that I felt I should blog about. Here’s the gist […]
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• Toon: The Anaheim/Disney Streetcar Debate

  
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  Toon: The Anaheim/Disney Streetcar Debate   The DIsneyland Resort will profit from the proposed streetcar project in Anaheim, but it’s the Anaheim taxpayer that will pay the bill. The Liberal OC - Challenging Orange Countys right-wing noise machine
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• Transit-Oriented Planning Eliminates 22nd Street Interchange, Reconnects Street Grid

  
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  For years I’ve been accused of being a naive dreamer, coming up with big plans without the existing market to implement. I’ve just smiled and continued sharing my long-term vision for St. Louis. In June 2007 I wrote: The 22nd Street Interchange, part of an abandoned highway concept from a few decades ago, ...
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• Man Deliberately Puts Himself on Metro Track, Lives

  
  City Desk — Authority: 624
  An unidentified man put himself on the Metro tracks at the Courthouse stop this afternoon. Unlike other people who have recently put themselves in the path of the trains, though, he lived. The man was on the tracks for only a moment, according to Metro spokesman Dan Stessel , although another Metro passenger ...
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• CTA Begins Phase Out Of Contracted Security Guards

  
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  News links:  Chicago Sun-Times The CTA has started to eliminate hundreds of outside "L" and subway guard employees and replace them with its own part-time and full-time customer-service workers. The agencys contract with the 450-plus workers of Securitas ...
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• Potential Development Sites Along Proposed Streetcar Line, Part 1: Olive 15th-16th

  
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  The proposed streetcar from St. Louis’ central business district (CBD) to the Central West End (CWE) along Olive/Lindell is moving forward. Regular readers know I’m a streetcar advocate because of how it can increase development activity in a way no bus route ever can. I thought I’d take a close look at ...
  2 weeks ago

• Todays news round-up

  
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  Good NewsPepsiCo ending ties with Lil WayneFor Angelenos, End of the ‘Free’ Subway RideMan facing charges linked to SpyEye virusRhode Island Becomes 10th State To Allow Same-Sex MarriagePartner benefits stand for Michigan state workersBad NewsSecular Turks see red over airlines lipstick banConey Island’s Mermaid ...
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• Club Transit

  
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  In a recent Streets.MN post David King and I argued that transit is usually best thought of as a club good, and the relevant club-members should be its users and potential users. We wrote: Users should be financially incentivized to get season or annual passes (paid monthly with bank debits) and become ...
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• Ray LaHood: HSR is Obamas Crowning Glory

  
  California Progress Report — Authority: 571
  By Robert Cruickshank Ray LaHood gave some parting remarks this week as he wraps up his tenure as U.S. Transportation Secretary. He was full of praise for President Barack Obama, but high speed rail was at the top of the list. read more
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• Easy useful things to support public transit, now

  
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  At this week’s meeting of the Eco Babes, a group of women in the sustainability professions agreed to work together to build support for public transit in the Greater Toronto Area. If you’d like to help, read on. I’m writing to ask all of you to join us in committing to take action against gridlock in Toronto ...
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• Public invited to comment on Bus Fort Wayne Plan

  
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  Residents are invited to learn about and comment on the draft version of the Bus Fort Wayne plan at a public meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8.
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• 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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• Debut of Parenting Green: Earth Friendly Ideas for Raising a Family!

  
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  No Seat Belts My nine year old rides the public transit bus to school, with no adult chaperone. Just with some classmates, typically some war vets, and sometimes a doughnut in hand, this is how she experiences the responsibility of being on time. As well as the reward of it: the once a week ‘doughnut [...]
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• Anthony Foxx is the Right Nominee for Inclusive and Equitable Transportation Policy

  
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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 29, 2013 Contact: Scott Westbrook Simpson, 202.466.2061, Simpson@civilrights.org Anthony Foxx is the Right Nominee for Inclusive and Equitable Transportation Policy WASHINGTON, DC – Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and Angela ...
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• Going underground (and belly up)

  
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  From the Economist NOT many global cities of nearly 9m people lack an underground line, but until the end of last year the eastern city of Hangzhou was one of them. Now city slickers and rural migrants squeeze together inside shiny new carriages, checking their smartphones and reading free newspapers like commuters ...
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• The sad reality of metro disruptions

  
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  sachez quà chaque fois que vous sacrez après les pannes dans le métro il y a peu être qq1 qui vient de se tirer sur les rails par désespoir — ? Drew ? (@Kityara_) April 19, 2013 Its easy to get frustrated when the metro goes down. Were always rushing to get somewhere, and we [...]
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