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New Light Rail Line Approved In Toronto Over Mayor's Objections in the Continuing War On The Car

Mayor claims citizens "don’t want these damn streetcars clogging up our city!” Others disagree.
The Promise Of A Streetcar In LA Is Slowly Moving Forward

Two possible routes for the streetcar system are currently being considered under environmental review.
High-Speed Rail Line Collapses in China

Thankfully it was still under construction and it appears that no one was hurt. But this was luck that it collapsed at this point and not later when passenger trains were active...
How Millennials Feel about Cars, Public Transit and Electric Vehicles

Millennials are not happy with the sustainable options for transportation
The Story of a Train Crash in Buenos Aires and What it Has to Do with Climate Action

An account of the events that led to the accident that killed 51 and injured 703 in Argentina and why its symbolism matters.
Train Accident in Buenos Aires Leaves 51 Dead and 703 Injured, Sheds Light on State of Public Transport

A train that reportedly left a workshop yesterday failed to brake when entering a major station and crashed against the end-of-the-line barrier
Watching Transit in Action: Rush Hour Squeezed Into Less Than A Minute

A computer programmer gives us a new view of the city's transit system, a rush hour compressed into fifty-seven seconds.
Toronto's New Subway Trains Are A Different Kind of Ride

A bit late on this story, but I finally get onto Toronto's new subway cars, and they are such an improvement
Podcars Proposed For Amritsar, India

Do podcars make sense in such a high density situation?
Think Infographics are New? At London's Transport Museum, They Date Back to the 1920s

TreeHugger has been having a field day discussing the pro's and con's of infographics.
No Pants Subway Ride: Thousands Expected To Turn Up Worldwide

For those who have always wanted to ride the subway in your underwear, here's your chance.
Next Metro Stop... Gaza City?

Palestinian artist Mohammed Abusal envisions an underground metro system to solve some of congested, polluted Gaza's environmental woes.
Red Double-Decker Buses to Return to the Streets of London as Fuel-Efficient Hybrids

A new and improved version of the Routemaster hits the streets of London in February.
Cops to Jogger Hit by Truck: "Don't try to jog to work, dumb$@!%" (Video)

Truly disturbing video footage of cops heckling a severely wounded jogger goes some length towards revealing our nation's depressingly car-centric attitudes.
London's Mayor Kicks Bendy Buses, Seating 120, Off the Road

The bendy buses were hated by cyclists and drivers -- but the fact is, they got a lot of people from A to B.
RIP, American High Speed Rail

How Obama's ill-conceived plans and united GOP opposition derailed the nation's shot at high speed rail.
Human Transit vs My Kind Of Transit: Two Views of What Makes Transit Work, and Why (Book Review)

Two very different views of public transit, from two authors that will be on Bookhugger this afternoon
Controversial German Rail Project Approved Over Green Party Opposition

Many environmentalists in southwest Germany aren't cheering the approval of a massive rail project, which they say is unnecessary, overly costly, and environmentally disruptive.