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Public transportation ridership up in 2008; next year should be higher

Even though gas prices aren't up in the stratosphere of where they were early this year - and oil prices are down even more dramatically - some Americans know that public transportation is a good option when driving your own car becomes too expensive. According to a new survey commissioned by the HNTB Companies, a lot of people (11 percent of the adult population, or 24 million Americans) are using public transportation more in 2008 than they did in 2007. The good news for bus drivers and railroad operators is that 16 percent of people ... Read more →

Altcar 2008: Big Blue Buses of the future unveiled Sebastian Blanco

Three new and radical bus concepts were unveiled in Santa Monica this morning as part of the third annual AltCar Expo. The bus of the future contest is an exercise in what's possible down the road, ...

Can't stop new public transportation expansions in Philly Sebastian Blanco

The southeastern Pennsylvania area is about to get a whole heap of fresh public transportation options. SEPTA, the local transportation authority, announced this week that it will expand or enhance 65 ...

Today is Dump the Pump day in the U.S. Sebastian Blanco

What does June 19 mean to you? For some, it means the third annual "Dump The Pump" day. Considering that I find myself in Philadelphia today, it caught my eye that the Southeastern Pennsylvania ...

High speed trains are killing airplanes Xavier Navarro

Here's another harbinger: air traffic between cities that are linked by high speed train lines is significantly reduced. This was a notorious effect of the Paris-Lyon route (Europe's first high speed ...

Videos: Jan. 12 was "no pants day" on public transit 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Who says taking the train is boring? January 12th was "no pants" day on the public transit system. It's a prank started by Charlie Todd's Improv Everywhere. There really isn't a point to it and it's not a protest against anything. Well, perhaps they are protesting pants or celebrating legs? Anyway, ...

Public transportation around the world: India's Blueline buses dubbed "killer buses" 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

India's Blueline buses have killed over 100 people so far this year, giving rise to a newspaper nickname: "killer buses." Traffic accident rates in India are the second worse in the world (China is #1 with 600 deaths a day) but Indian buses are getting attention because they are on top of the ...


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