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seattletransitblog.com
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| | | | | Critics of transit investment - especially rail investment - frequently cite a failure to achieve a budgeted ridership estimate as evidence of the ineptitude or corruption of the agencies planning ... | |
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humantransit.org
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| | | | | In December, Alex Steffen wrote a provocative article at Worldchanging proposing that Seattle aim to become North America's first carbon-neutral city. I'm not an expert on carbon-neutrality as a whole, but I can certainly comment on the transport dimensions of it. Here are some reasons to bet on Seattle, in particular, as a place that [...] | |
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www.cnu.org
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| | | | | Neighborhood electric vehicles offer a better local transportation option in light of climate threats, but the design of streets would need to change. | |
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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... | ||
