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An investigation of one city’s addiction to megahighways
Today, we spend more than five times as many federal dollars on roads as we spend on public transit. We spend more building new road capacity than we spend fixing existing roads. Those priorities affect the competitiveness of our economy, the sustainability of our environment, the livability of our cities, and the mobility of the
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Milwaukee County bus drivers to strike Wednesday after 11th-hour negotiations fail
ALERT FOR MILWAUKEE RIDERS: “All MCTS service will end at 3 a.m. Wednesday when drivers intend to stop work and begin walking picket lines. Drivers are expected to return to work Saturday, according to leaders of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998.” Read more
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Univ. of Georgia Transit Officials Considering Purchase of Electric Buses
University of Georgia bus stops might soon become considerably less noisy and more environmentally friendly. UGA officials are considering replacing part of the university’s bus fleet with electric buses. Such a bus visited the UGA campus recently as a kind of demonstration while on a promotion tour throughout the Southeast. “It was a pretty nice
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Legal challenge to traffic forecasting key to highway projects
In a late May ruling, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman sided with plaintiffs and blocked federal money for the expansion of Highway 23 to four lanes between Fond du Lac and Plymouth, telling the state Department of Transportation that its failure to fully explain how it arrived at its traffic projections and its decision not
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CTAA Announces Important New Partnership with Enterprise Rideshare
Enterprise Rideshare, a service of Enterprise Rent-A-Car and the second largest vanpool operation in the country, is partnering with the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) to create and expand vanpool programs across the country. The partnership between Enterprise Rideshare and CTAA is a component of CTAA’s Vanpool Works program, a collaborative effort to provide
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New Tech & Tools Make Car-Free Living Easier
A report from the WISPIRG Foundation and Frontier Group shows how American cities are using new technologies for their transportation needs. The report, “The Innovative Transportation Index,” explores how these advances make it easier for more Americans to live full and engaged lives without owning a car. The report ranks major American cities on a
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Stevens Point Transit Summer Transit Program – Youth Ride the City Bus Free
June 8 – August 31, Point Transit offers a Youth Ride Free Program. All youth up to 18 years of age can ride City buses free! Enjoy safe transportation on air-conditioned buses anywhere on regular routes. Excludes daycares/school or group field trips. Service Hours Monday – Friday 6:45 am – 6:15 pm Get More City
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Perceptions of Transit in 2014
We now have a snapshot into perceptions of transit and neighborhoods in 2014. As Millennials take center stage in American life and the Baby Boom generation confronts retirement, both the transit and real estate industries will have to adjust. Report “Who’s on Board 2014” You can also go to the Transit Center web site for
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“Driving Wisconsin’s Brain Drain”
A new report analyzes how Wisconsin’s lack of transit undermines the state’s ability to retain young talent. It lays out the case for robust transit options as a means of retaining college graduates. Millenials have different travel preferences than their parents. They are postponing buying cars or even obtaining driver’s licenses. Instead, they are taking