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What would you advise a new transit rider? Image - Los Angeles bus, via cbsoutdoor.com

What Would You Advise a New User of Transit?

Posted in Infographics & Videos, Transit & Rail

If you use transit regularly, what would be your one...

Sec. LaHood applauds record transit ridership and says we can do even better. Image - NGA.

LaHood Video – Record Transit Ridership, but We Can Do Even Better

Posted in Federal, Infographics & Videos, Transit & Rail

Transit stakeholders from all over the country were in DC...

Senator Rockefeller announced the transportation issues priorities for the adn Transportation Committee in the 113th Congress.

What are the Senate’s 2013-14 Priorities for Rail, Freight and Aviation Issues?

Posted in Aviation, Federal, Ports & Freight, Transit & Rail

Senator Jay Rockefeller announced the rail, freight, aviation and maritime...

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will tackle a number of transit issues. Image - Alt fuel bus at Denver Airport via Dean Armstrong, NREL, via Energy.Gov

What is the Senate’s 2013-14 Agenda for Transit Issues?

Posted in Federal, Transit & Rail

In the U.S. Senate, mass transit issues are handled by...

Senate Chambers, with security on roof

Membership of US Senate Transit Subcommittee Announced

Posted in Federal, Transit & Rail

The membership of the Senate’s primary legislative panel on mass...

Sound Transit Sounder Commuter train. Image - Andrew Kim, RailPictures.net

Sound Transit CEO re Mudslides: Safety Is Our Most Important Issue

Posted in Cascadia, State & Local, Transit & Rail

The rainy season has caused mudslides cancelling about 150 commuter...

Mudslides have cancelled over 150 passenger trains since December 2012. Image - View from Sound Transit commuter train north of Seattle. Image - sensquid2, Flickr.

Advocate: It’s Perfectly Safe to Ride Amtrak North of Seattle in Winter

Posted in Cascadia, State & Local, Transit & Rail

It is perfectly safe to use passenger/commuter rail north of...

About 150 commuter or Amtrak trains have been cancelled since October 1 in Seattle due to mudslides. Image - Associated Press.

Analyst: It’s Too Dangerous to Ride Amtrak in Seattle in Winter

Posted in Cascadia, State & Local, Transit & Rail

A transportation analyst urges people to avoid using passenger/commuter rail...

Boats, dumpsters and other debris block the North Jersey Coast Line rail track. Image - REUTERS/New Jersey Transit/Handout.

Transit Agency gets Republican Praise, Sierra Club Wrath

Posted in State & Local, Transit & Rail

Governor Chris Christie said something about a public agency that...

Spokane Transit Low Floor Hybrid vehicle. Image - Atomic Taco, Flickr

Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Make it Cheaper to Use Transit in 2013

Posted in Funding, Transit & Rail

The fiscal cliff deal includes a provision that will make...

Streets under water in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Image - Alex Wong, Getty Images, via Seattle Times

Senate Approves $17 Billion in Hurricane Sandy Infrastructure Funding

Posted in Federal, Funding, Transit & Rail

The Senate passed a $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package...

The Sierra Club has picked 50 projects that should be advanced or stopped, based on their ability to reduce dependance on oil and improve communities.

Sierra Club Picks 50 Best and Worst Projects Nationwide

Posted in Bike-Ped, Federal, Highways, Transit & Rail

The Sierra Club has selected 50 transportation projects that would...

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