Transportation
Detroit Draws Closer To Regional Transit System
Is Detroit's sour attitude to public transportation finally ending? It looks that way in the city that invented mass production of private vehicles and ardently pursued the nation's sprawling development patterns.
Talk Of The Nation: Car Of The Future
Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan talks with experts about the latest developments in the automobile industry.
Why Amtrak Won't Be Reformed
Amtrak's political protectors have once again forestalled the liquidation of the "government's national passenger railroad".
Ginger's Competitors
The Segway Human Transporter is designed for covering distances that are too far to walk but too close to drive to. But other devices that do the same thing are already available.
The Coast Starlight: Amtrak's Future?
A review of the Amtrak's Coast Starlight train that links Seattle with Los Angeles.
The Latest In Bus Tracking Systems
San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency is adding GPS units to all lines within five years.
Who Has The Nation's Worst Roads?
California has the nation's worst roads, followed by Louisiana, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
Carfree Times
The January, 2002 issue includes a feature article on how the center of Athens in being rebuilt for the 2004 Olympic games.
GPS To Track Metro Buses
A $4 million project to install global positioning technology on buses to improve puntuality and safey will be the first of its kind.
A Gateway To Frederick, MD
A new rail link connects Frederick, MD, to Washington D.C.
The First Bicycle Policy Chief?
Paris, France may be the first city to officially appoint a bicycle policy chief.
Why Amtrak Doesn't Deserve Aid Anymore
Joseph Vranich, a self-confessed champion of passenger trains, is against government funding for Amtrak.
The Case For Rail Transit
A Seattle Times columnist refutes the notion that rail transit is inherently flawed and cannot be cost-effective.
San Francisco Bay's $10.5 Billion Transit Plan
The new regional plan is part of a $82 billion comprehensive transit blueprint for the Bay Area.
Florida To Spend $82.5 Million For New Amtrak Service
Florida will spend $82.5 million to start a new passenger service along its east coast freight railway line.
Despite Ridership Increase, Amtrak Crisis Continues
Even as the rail travel ridership increases after the Sept. 11 attacks, Amtrak's troubles continue.
Atlanta's Transit Agency In Financial Distress
Faced with a $10 million financial crisis, MARTA is facing an uproar from riders who oppose the agency's cost cutting measures. Now, there is talk of a state bailout for the financially strapped transit authority.
BART Extension To San Jose Approved
An Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to San Jose, CA, has been approved.
Top 10 Areas With Highest Vehicle-pedestrian Fatalities
The Road Information Program publishes its list of top ten urban areas with the highest rate of fatalities involving vehicles and pedestrians.
Train To Plane: A New Connection
A $415 million link connects Newark International Airport's airport monorail to the region's railroad network
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Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Camden Redevelopment Agency
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