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Top 5 Transit System Projects Worth Watching in 2016
Public transit systems in the United States are experiencing rapid growth of ridership and growing revenue predictions, although the funding to pay for improvements and keeping their systems in a state of good repair may not materialize. With that said, most … Continue reading
Posted in Bus Travel, Rail Travel, US Transit
Tagged BRT, Burgh, bus, busway, commuter rail, CTA, heavy rail, KCM, LA, light rail, Los Angeles, LRT, Metro, Metro Rail, Metro Transit, PAAC, Port Authority, RTD, Top 5, Top Five, train, transit, United States, US, USA
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Top 5 U.S. States Visited
Early in the beginning stages of The Keen Cosmopolitan, I listed all of the states in the U.S. I have visited or lived in, including those I have been to only at the airport on a layover. I am not … Continue reading
Posted in US Transit, US Travel
Tagged America, BUR, buses, CA, California, DAL, DFW, drink, eat, joint, LA, LAX, LGB, maine, ME, North America, OAK, ONT, OR, Oregon, PDX, POR, Portland, restaurant, SAN, SD, SEA, SeaTac, Seattle, SF, SFO, SJO, Texas, trains, transit, travel, TX, US, USA, WA, Washington
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Los Angeles – Metro Light Rail
Los Angeles, once home to a major rail transit system, making a bit of a comeback. There are four light rail lines in a system of 6 rail lines; the light rail lines are Blue, Gold, Green, and Expo … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Series, Light Rail Files, Light Rail Files, Rail Travel
Tagged city, colors, County, Downtown, interurban, LA, light rail, Los Angeles, Metro, MTA, Pacific Electric, Railway, SCRTD, subway
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Bus Rapid Transit
What is Bus Rapid Transit? Well, the short answer is: bus, in the form of rapid transit… The long answer depends on who your audience is. Everyone from transit authorities to enthusiasts to advocates alike have their own ideas of … Continue reading
Posted in Bus Travel
Tagged appearance of BRT, Bogota, BRT, BRT Lite, bus, bus rapid transit, buses, Curitiba, DC, fast, GCRTA, HealthLine, LA, Latin America, Metro Extra, Metro Rapid, non-BRT, North America, NYC, quick, rail bus, Rapid, real BRT, SBS, Select Bus Service, tram-on-tires, transit, true BRT vs false BRT
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