"We must invest in our nation’s infrastructure, and we must reverse climate change. By investing in public transit, we can do both at the same time," said U.S. House Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) rail conference in San Francisco, pointing out that rebuilding America is a combined national security, […]
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Residents of large metropolitan areas have significantly smaller carbon footprints than the typical American, according to new research from the Brookings Institution. In comparing metro regions to one another, Brookings found that those that are dense, have rail transit and lower vehicle miles being driven generally have smaller carbon footprints on a per capita basis.
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The US Public Interest Research Groups (US PIRG) are sponsoring a national video contest. They ask: Are you tired of being stuck in traffic? Shouldn’t we have better options? What’s your vision of a 21st century transit system? US PIRG invites you to create your most persuasive short video about why we need more and
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Check out this great old picture of Detroit from 1942 which includes Woodward streetcars!
Last week’s Mackinac policy conference once again brought a lot of talk about public transit: the Chamber’s business survey showing public transit as the most important transportation issue, lots of big whigs expressing support for the privately funded Woodward project (even though there’s still no official information on it) and more. Of special interest to
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