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Yankees Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot (That No One Uses)
Fans of The New York Yankees are routinely mythologized as the most hated fans in baseball, but give credit where credit is due: They know that mass transit is the smartest way to get around. But as...
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When Life Hands You 205 Million Gallons of Spilled Oil, Make Electric Cars
Photo by Kris Krüg under Creative License Some people looked at last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and thought about what a terrible and senseless tragedy it was, the effects of which America...
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Republicans Seek to Privatize Railroads, Because That Worked So Well Last Time
Photo by cliff1066 from Flickr High-speed rail may be coming to the 437-mile Northeast Corridor, but Amtrak won’t have much to do with it if Republican lawmakers get their way. The Hill reports that...
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Miss the Bus? Your Smartphone Knows Where the Next One Is.
You already know that there are a plethora of apps out there to help motorists avoid traffic, but what about for bus riders? With all the good they’ re doing to help save the planet, shouldn’ t they...
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If You Know How Mass Transit Can Adapt to Climate Change, the FTA Has A Check...
Photo from massmatt @ flickr Republicans may not be willing to accept the fact that climate change is happening, but many cities (such as New York and Chicago) and departments of the Federal government...
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Google Maps Update Makes All Those Bus Tracking Apps We Told You About Last...
Apple’ s not the only tech company that unveiled something this week that single-handedly makes a whole bunch of beloved apps and services useless. Yesterday, Google announced that Google Maps now...
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Electric Commuter Cars Still Look Like That, Still Drive Like That
Photo from Smart ForTwo City cars like the Smart Fortwo, also known as “ commuter cars,” are conversation starters. Unfortunately, those conversations usually start with “ Can that thing top 40 mph?”...
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Help New Yorkers Find Themselves
Pedestrians in unfamiliar cities have it rough. Walk around with a map out and you look like a tourist. Walk around with Google Maps on your smartphone, and you look like a control freak who can’ t go...
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Revenge of the Conventional Cars: Hybrids Kicked Out of Carpool Lanes
Photo from Andre Alforque via Flickr Hybrid owners in Los Angeles haven’t just been saving gas and money thanks to their choice in cars: They’ve also been saving time. That’s because of a law that...
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New York City Now Has Bike Lanes, But What About Bike Trains?
Photo by Thomas Hawk via Flickr AltTransport readers have already done the math and know that mass transit systems that allow commuters to bring their bicycles on board add up to something more than...
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