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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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public transportation stories: 30 news summaries

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The New Generational Shift: Suburban Flight

After 50 years of sprawl, suburbanites  gravitate toward cities

Jun 17, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Changes in lifestyles, economic conditions, and demographics are leading to a reversal in urban flight, The Wall Street Journal reports. Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline and the subprime crisis have driven many to cities from suburbs, where commutes are longer and houses have lost the most value. Boomers are simplifying their lives with... More »

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traffic • commute • public transportation • air pollution • suburban sprawl • light rail

More Riders, Pricier Fuel Stress Out Transit Agencies

Diesel expenses eat up shrinking budgets even as commuters abandon cars

May 30, 08 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The same agencies that stand to benefit as commuters turn to public transit to escape high gas prices are finding themselves hamstrung by rising fuel costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ridership is up by as much as 35% for some bus lines, but the cost of diesel has doubled... More »

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subway • budget • public transportation • budget cuts • sales tax • buses • tax revenue • fuel costs

 Londoner Dies in
 Double-Decker Crash 

Bus runs into tree, killing bystander and injuring 19

May 20, 08 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A double-decker bus crashed into a tree this morning near Tower Bridge, one of London's most famous landmarks, leaving one woman dead and 19 people injured. The victim was believed to be a pedestrian in her early 20s. Bystanders told the Times of London that the bus windows had been... More »

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London • United Kingdom • public transportation • traffic accident • bus accident

Opinion

What Europe Can Teach Us About Gas

Dense, connected Berlin, not car-centric Atlanta, is better model

May 19, 08 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gas costs more than $8 a gallon in Germany—a sum that might cause riots in the US but hardly ruffles most Europeans. Their secret is simple, Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times: They drive fuel-efficient cars, and they don’t drive very often. America can easily imitate... More »

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Europe • fuel efficiency • public transportation • gas prices

 High Gas Prices
 Fuel Transit Boom 

Mass transit winning converts across the country as gas price soars

May 10, 08 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The soaring price of gas is driving people across America out of their cars and onto mass transit, the New York Times reports. Buses and trains are up 5% or more in cities like Boston and New York, where mass transit is already a popular alternative, but the biggest leap... More »

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subway • transit • train • driving • transportation • public transportation • gas prices • buses

Assembly Sinks NYC Congestion Pricing Measure

Tolls for high-traffic areas had been mayor's pet project

Apr 7, 08 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York state legislators today killed a plan that would have brought congestion pricing—higher fees at peak traffic hours—to parts of Manhattan, a major defeat for Mike Bloomberg, the Times reports. The mayor and a coalition of environmental groups backed the idea, but legislators from the city's outer... More »

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New York City • Manhattan • congestion pricing • traffic • Michael Bloomberg • public transportation • regressive tax • Sheldon Silver

Siemens Brings Trams to America

EU giant starts US plant, takes 200
rail orders from congested cities

Feb 22, 08 8:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Siemens is importing eco-friendly trams and light-rail transport to gas-guzzling America, Der Spiegel reports. The conglomerate has been making them in Sacramento for 2 years, and is seeing a brisk increase in demand from the almost 30 tram-loving US cities. The California plant has 200 orders already and expects more... More »

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California • public transportation • Siemens • streetcar system • tram system • light rail

Mexico City Launches Women-Only Buses

They're sick and tired
of being groped

Jan 25, 08 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Women in Mexico City will now have the option to ride buses that only allow female travelers after an outcry against groping and ogling by male passengers. The city already offers women-only subway cars during rush hour traffic, but bus travel is far more popular. Several cities around the world... More »

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Mexico City • public transportation • sex discrimination • buses • sexual assault

NY Romeo Finds His Subway Juliet Online

City rallied to track down mystery woman glimpsed on train car

Nov 9, 07 10:28 AM CST
(Newser) - New Yorkers eagerly took up the cause of Patrick Moberg, who spotted the woman of his dreams across a crowded subway car, lost her in the crowd when they both exited the train, and set up a website dedicated to finding her, Reuters reports. Thanks to a citywide outpouring of... More »

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New York City • subway • Brooklyn • love • public transportation • website • romance

Flooding Halts NYC Mass Transit

Aug 8, 07 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York City public transportation ground to a standstill early this morning after violent thunderstorms tore up trees, damaged cars, and flooded underground train tracks, halting or delaying every single subway line, reports the New York Times. Flights at all three major airports in the metropolitan area were pushed back... More »

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weather • New York City • subway • transit • storm • flooding • public transportation

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