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seattletransitblog.com
| | transitsleuth.com
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| | 1 post published by Adron during December 2012
| | info.myorca.com
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| | [AI summary] An informational guide explaining how to purchase, load, and use the ORCA transit card for public transportation in the Puget Sound region.
| | publictransitanalytics.com
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| | "Shattered" byWade Rockettis licensed underCC BY-ND 2.0. On September 2nd, King County Metro enacted its plan to suspend or reduce the frequency of 20 routes. Faced with a shortage of operators and mechanics, it could not reliably operate its existing service. Meanwhile, I proposed a reimagined transit network for Seattle, subject to the same service hour constraints. In contrast to Metro's plan, it achieved greater access than Metro's pre-reduction network. With schedules for the reduced service now ...
| | 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...