Articles in Mass Transit
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There’s still hope for sustainable transit around Peachtree Street.
On June 2, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue signed a comprehensive transport bill (HB 277) for the state, which we’re hoping will help Georgian cities – Atlanta, in …
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Ever wonder what a day without Metro would feel like? Today, Madrileños found out.
Lately we’ve talked a lot about U.S. transit agencies’ budget crises. But events in Madrid today are eye opening, showing how transit agencies …
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This summer TheCityFix started a new series, Access for All, about how we can use sustainable transportation development to ensure increased accessibility for poor city dwellers, particularly in developing countries. Now, with 84% of U.S. transit …
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Last week, the New York Times asked all readers to submit snapshots of their “favorite subway rats” to compile a slide show documenting the life apart of these perpetually persecuted but perspicacious little creatures.
Now, you can find their …
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Bangkok’s BRT opened at the beginning of June, and is running on a free-trial basis until August 31 to try to encourage bus-riding to ease the city’s grinding gridlock.
The new BRT in Thailand’s capital – …
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Nope, it’s not a typo! We’re talkin’ about Weeels, a new online tool to help you “save time, save money, save energy and save space” by finding people to share a cab with you.
Here’s how it …
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As school systems around the country start charging kids for their rides on the yellow school bus – or even cutting bus service altogether - a tentative deal worked out with state legislators in Albany reportedly …
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Over the next two decades, California will need at least two million new homes to accommodate its growing population, according to a recent report about creating dense urban development.
To make sure this growth is sustainable, …
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Sports fans around the globe are all going a bit insane from listening to the incessant drone of South Africans’ blow horns, the Vuvuzelas.
But we think Africa’s first high-speed train, the Gautrain, deserves some horn-tootin’.
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Curitiba, Brazil has long provided a global model for successful integration of transportation and land use planning, with a focus on environmental preservation. And recent innovations – including the brand new Green Line and an …







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