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Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 21
  • 11/9/2009
  • Talking Transit
This past Tuesday, voters nationwide passed 70 percent of transportation-related initiatives. Vote for Transit! Across Michigan – once the automobile capital of America – voters expressed their desire to keep their transit systems operating. Between 2003 and 2008, the…
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 20
  • 10/22/2009
  • Talking Transit
Dubai's new metro system is the first phase of the world's longest fully automated rail system. A Usable Asset or Costly Burden? The city of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is known for pushing the limits of design and technology. Home to the world’s tallest…
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 19
  • 10/9/2009
  • Talking Transit
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Japanese transit agencies receive 4.0% of their revenues from advertising, while those in the U.S. receive just 0.4%. …
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 18
  • 9/25/2009
  • Talking Transit
More than 70 percent of ticket holders for the 2006 World Cup Games in Germany took public transportation, biked, or walked to the matches. The Role of Transit in International Sport For one month in 2010, 32 teams will compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament in…
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 17
  • 9/11/2009
  • Talking Transit
In 2007, 40 percent of rail passengers across the U.S. used smart cards to pay their fares. Transit Innovation: One Card Fits All In Los Angeles, the days of carrying transit passes, a wallet full of credit cards, or fiddling around for exact change will soon be…
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 16
  • 8/28/2009
  • Talking Transit
More than half of the 14 million Americans who ride on public transportation each weekday are commuting to work. It Pays to Use Transit In workplaces across America, people are taking advantage of pre-tax programs that save them money on retirement, dependent care,…
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 15
  • 8/14/2009
  • Talking Transit
As many as 1300 freight and passenger trains pass over Chicagoland rails every day. …
Talking Transit Needs Your Feedback!
  • 7/31/2009
  • Talking Transit
Talking Transit has been providing you with quality articles and timely information for the past 18 months. …
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 14
  • 7/17/2009
  • Talking Transit
The world's largest streetcar system is in Melbourne, Australia. …
Talking Transit Vol. 2 Issue 13
  • 7/2/2009
  • Talking Transit
The nation’s seven largest rail transit agencies need more than $50 billion to bring their systems to a state of good repair. …

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