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Thailand can learn from China's mass-transit initiatives
Shanghai :: China | over 2 years ago
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Perhaps more importantly, Thailand should seriously think about learning from China's current and future experiences in providing mass-transit for its 1.3 billion citizens. Shanghai's German-designed magnetic levitation train system (Maglev) from
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Transit systems easier to predict with smart phone apps
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Allen Stern says he had a 40-minute wait between buses when he lived in Manhattan . Using a free mobile app that became available about a year ago, he could at least tap into the Metropolitan Transit Authority with his cellphone and find out exactly
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KU On Wheels ridership increasing
Wichita :: KS :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Waking up early on a sweltering morning and walking up the hill to class can be a daunting task for anybody. For those students without access to a car, it might seem like a hopeless situation. With the KU on Wheels bus system, however, there is a
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Aging Transit Systems Face Budget Crunch
New York City :: NY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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July 24, 2010 More riders, aging mass transit systems and inadequate money for maintenance and upgrades a familiar story line for commuters and those faced with the task of keeping the trains running. What is new this summer is that the problems are
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Rail stations to have 1 restroom apiece
Honolulu :: HI :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Old railroad systems such as New York and New Jersey have open restrooms, but they recommend against them for Honolulu. "Keep in mind that our restrooms are open to public with a sensible security measure." As planned, an end-to-end ride from East
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PATH says $1B makeover can keep riders off the roads
Jersey City :: NJ :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Port Authority officials say will improve the busy commuting experience for the system's 70 million annual riders. Super Bowl at the Meadowlands looming as a local headline attraction. Bill Baroni, deputy executive director of the Port Authority of
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Bill to improve public transit safety moves forward
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010 was authored by Committee Chairman Christopher J...Shelby (R-Ala.), and Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.). "No rider should ever wonder if
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Bus cuts drive Americans back to cars | Sasha Abramsky
Chicago :: IL :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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Bus cuts drive Americans back to cars The BP oil spill may make people reconsider their dependency on cars but budget cuts are limiting public transport options While the oil spill may make Americans think twice about using cars, public transport
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Scrap the cab. Leave the limo. There's a better way to get downtown
Montreal :: Canada | almost 3 years ago
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EDT H ow much more are you willing to pay for 10 more centimetres of leg-room? Will you pay $12.95 for an egg and toast in your hotel room? $17.95 to get orange juice on the side? What about Wi-Fi will you pay $9.95 for a service you could get free
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Funding rules fuel clash within mass transit world
New York City :: NY :: USA | almost 3 years ago
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The county ran out of money to actually run the buses, and nearly shut down service before a last-minute intervention left it with just two routes. "Two lines -- that's really sad for a county of almost 300,000 people," said County Commissioner Betty
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