Topic: Transit
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Democracy in America
Free Federal Money May Doom a Transit Center in Troy
The city's Tea Party mayor opposes the $8.5 million proposal because it will be completely paid for by Washington
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Whatever Happened to the Downtown People Mover?
A brief history of the trendy transport mode that never quite was
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The World's 10 Best Transit Poems
A short list of our favorite verses from public transportation around the globe
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The Big Fix
The Transportation Planning Rule Every City Should Reform
A longstanding convention about how to measure congestion is being challenged in transit-first San Francisco
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Maps
How Americans Really React to High Gas Prices
A new analysis of gas prices in U.S. cities finds that even minor jumps in fuel costs send people to buses and rails
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Can Higher Fares Save Public Transit?
Maybe — but only if car travel becomes relatively more expensive
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Building a Better Bus Route, With No Defined Stops
The flexible-route bus concept would blend the regularity of traditional bus service with the range of a taxi
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Chicago Will Let Buses Ride the Shoulder to Beat the Rush
A growing number of cities are letting buses cruise highway shoulders to improve service
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Your Commute is Slowly Killing You
Poor sleep, high stress and low energy are just some of the negative health outcomes linked to lengthy rides to work
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Crime, Congestion, and Corruption Frame Mayoral Race in Bogota
With the current mayor in jail, a transit-building former mayor is among the election's front-runners
