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pedestrianobservations.com
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| | | | | The American conversation about high-speed rail has an internal debate that greatly bothers me, about whether investments should be incremental or not. An interview with the author of a new book about the Northeast Corridor reminded me of this; this is not the focus of the interview, but there was an invocation of incremental vs.... | |
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alternativetransport.wordpress.com
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| | | | | If there is one railway in the United States of America that currently qualifies as a high speed rail line, then that would be the Northeast Corridor (abbreviated NEC) that connects Boston - New York City - Philadelphia - Baltimore - Washington D.C.. These cities alone have a population of 12 million people, but if... | |
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freakonomics.com
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| | | | | Amtrak's ridership and revenue has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years, and 2011 set a new ridership record with 30.2 million passengers, and $1.9 billion in ticket revenue. But, even though it took in $1.42 billion from Congress last year, it still manages to lose $1 billion annually. This is hardly a new development. Amtrak has a long and storied history of functioning at a loss despite government subsidies.So, as we enter what appears to be a new era (maybe?) of government austerity, it se... | |
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lyfturbansolutions.com
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| | | What are the health benefits of a bike-sharing system for cities? Find out how bike share programs lead to healthier cities. | ||
