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Public transportation is a greener choice than other traveling options, but considering the scale of the climate change problem, there’s much more work to do.
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Report finds 10.5 billion trips, the second highest ridership since 1957, equals 154 million more trips than the previous year.
Read More →Funding from a gasoline tax across the province will aid public transit agencies, particularly the Toronto Transit Commission.
Read More →Looking to the Royal Canadian Bank instead of the ailing state Transportation Trust Fund for a $300 million loan to bridge the gap between paying for work covered by a federal grant and actually receiving the money.
Read More →The pilot invites the public to use a free online trip planner. Researchers are trying to determine whether commuters will use transit more often if they are provided with accessible, current and information-rich transit, parking and traffic options before they start their journeys.
Read More →Metro will launch this new program in the fall.
Read More →Will operate fixed-route campus shuttle service for Buffalo State and East Georgia State College. Renewed shuttle service for College of Staten Island.
Read More →Despite declines between 2006 and 2011, properties close to public transit showed significantly stronger resiliency. For example in Boston, residential property in the rapid transit area outperformed other properties in the region by an incredible 129%.
Read More →The chairman of the committee that held the hearings says initial findings suggest the transit problems were caused by “an overreliance on expensive bus options that fans were unlikely to use” as well as the lack of a backup plan.
Read More →Includes a Website outlining authorization proposals and supplying facts about America's transportation infrastructure, as well as a host of examples and information on issues ranging from safety and congestion to freight and transit.
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