Cap'n Transit Rides Again

Here are some reasons to get people to shift from cars to transit:

Reducing pollution
Increasing efficiency
Reducing carnage
Improving society
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Checking in with the Red Hook Tunnel Bus

Every once in a while I like to check in with our old friend, the Red Hook Tunnel Bus . Faithful readers will recall the many abortive prop...

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Winning the Battle and Losing the War

A few days ago, NPR had a story featuring a fascinating new book about Claudette Colvin, whose protest of bus segregation in Montgomery, A...

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Extremes of transit subsidies

The Free Public Transit advocates make some very good points. I've disagreed with them before. But I think even they would agree tha...

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

$500 million for what?

Streetsblog links to a Post article about "stimulus funds for transit projects" that includes the $500 million overhaul of the B...

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

More on trains, speed and comfort

A number of readers weighed in with commentary about high-speed rail . Apparently you can walk from car to car on a TGV. And Bruce, I may...

High-speed rail isn't much fun

I've got something to say about high-speed rail. I've traveled on the TGV three times, and each time I was really uncomfortable. T...

More than just a commuter

There's something that rubs me the wrong way about the term "commuter rail." It's as though the only reason anyone had to...

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