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NY Senator Schumer Pushes for Transit Funding in Stimulus Package

As Obama deals with his nominees’ tax problems and members of both the Democratic and Republican parties spar over details of the economic stimulus package, NY Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing to get more mass transit money added to to the Senate version of the bill. Schumer is teaming up with Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), [...]

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Bike-Sharing in the Capital

Change is coming to Washington, and it’s not just about the new Obama administration. Washington, DC is now working to incorporate bicycling into its transportation infrastructure. Much like cities across the world, DC is feeling the effects of years of dependence on cars: pollution, congestion, obesity. The documentary below takes a look at why D.C. [...]

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Record Low Number of Drivers on the Road in ’08

Commuters are leaving their cars in their driveways and walking, riding bicycles or flocking toward public transit instead. This is great news to us, since it’s not only reducing vehicular pollution and lowering gas use, it’s also helping to reframe how people think about transportation. The government, however, isn’t as happy about it [...]

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Super-Efficient Train Never Stops Moving

A Taiwanese inventor is proposing a novel idea that could revolutionize train travel: it’s a way to keep the train moving at all times, even through train stations. If that just gave you visions of jumping on and off trains as fast as you can, you’ll be surprised at how easy Peng Yu-Lun’s idea [...]

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Gas Prices Causing Commuters to Turn to Mass Transit

First, we heard that cities like Washington D.C. are initiating bike share programs. Then, there was the amazing news that about consumers are turning in their monstrous SUVs for smaller, more fuel efficient cars (hurray!). Now, we’re learning that gas prices have urged commuters to take the train, subway or bus instead of their personal [...]

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