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Sen. Patty Murray’s, (D-Wash.) provision in a Senate Appropriations bill that allowed King County Metro Transit to provide transportation to sporting and other events was ruled legal, overturning a previous ruling that determined taxpayer money could not be used for public transit to private events.
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During a brief vacation in Colorado last week, my family and I took a trip up Pikes Peak and enjoyed the sights along the way. I also realized just how much your work can influence your outlook on life in subtle ways. For me, that meant paying more attention to public transit options that I had previously taken for granted while out of town.
Read More →Study found that private sector commercial bus operators received $0.10 per passenger trip, while Amtrak received $57.04 per passenger trip; private sector commercial air received $6.35 per passenger trip; and publicly funded mass transit received $0.95 per passenger trip.
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The series, “Transporting America,” explores how investments in roadways, runways and railways are preparing America for the future and creating economic opportunities today. United Streetcar has developed and built streetcars with the highest percentage of American parts and labor in more than 50 years.
Read More →Cheap oil is no more. Young people, performing on a show set in an older era, actually get that. When will the rest of us?
Read More →Critical for site selection, marketing, logistics and other activities, the company's public transport data features highly detailed information about more than 150 public transportation systems in North America.
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Boston, Jersey City, N.J., and Lincoln, Neb., are three of 15 metropolitan regions named as leaders in transportation innovation and smart transit, according to a new study from the National Resources Defense Council.
Read More →President William A. Millar said that proposed cuts to public transportation and high-speed rail made by the House Appropriations Committee to H.R. 1 will lead to fewer American jobs, fewer safety improvements for public transit users, and will decrease the U.S.’s ability to build for the future.
Read More →The latest “Transit Savings Report” notes that by living with one less car and riding public transportation, individuals can save, on average, $9,682 annually, and $807 per month based on the February 10, 2011 average national gas price.
Read More →Working on a story for the magazine regarding federal legislation and reauthorization and let's just say I am not filled with optimism. It seems that at this time last year, all the experts expected reauthorization to be somewhere behind health care and climate legislation on the federal government's list of priorities. The long, slow process of getting both of those bills completed has now led to a reconstituted Congress...
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