Metro

With L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's 'America Fast Forward' plan to fund 30 years of transportation improvements in 10 years going nowhere fast in Congress, Joel Epstein asks if the Mayor might be lining up our country's creditor-in-chief.

January 25, 2012 - The Source

In Washington D.C., Michael Perkins explains that starting next July, Metro would be at a deficit of $120 million. They have come up with several ideas to raise a portion of that money through fares.

December 8, 2011 - Greater Greater Washington

Officials are investigating the cause of a crash in which more than 20 people were seriously injured Tuesday riding the Shanghai subway. Citizens have voiced their frustration at ambitious rail projects they view as neglecting safety.

September 28, 2011 - Reuters

A recent "political compromise" forces Metro to phase out the City's highly popular free bus service that serves over 10 million riders per year.

August 13, 2011 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

In Washington state, King County Council will vote on a measure to adopt a new algorithm for transit service policy.

June 20, 2011 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Doha wants to have a fully functioning metro rail system in place by the time Qatar hosts the 2022 World Cup, but the tight deadline of the event has some officials worried the system won't be complete in time.

May 18, 2011 - Gulf Times

This 1950s commercial for the Los Angeles Metro poses another benefit of using transit: your car will stay looking brand new!

March 27, 2011 - Cartoon Brew

A new 20-km metro line has just been completed in Delhi, India.

January 17, 2011 - Railway Gazette International

Washington D.C.'s Metro is expecting a major increase in ridership over the next 30 years. To try to meet that demand, they're recruiting ideas from the public with a new outreach effort.

December 1, 2010 - The City Fix

TheCityFix's Jonna McKone profiles one of the most interesting subways in the world — Haifa's Carmelit funicular — and the city's BRT system.

October 31, 2010 - TheCityFix

With the debut of the latest map of the Moscow Metro, TheCityFix's Jonna McKone takes a look at mass transit maps from across the globe and chats with mapmaker Cameron Booth.

October 26, 2010 - TheCityFix

With three transit stations nearby and ready-made commuters, this DC/Maryland suburb is ripe for development.

September 20, 2010 - New Urban Network

The second phase of a project to connect Washington D.C.'s Metro system to Dulles International Airport will cost nearly $4 billion.

September 18, 2010 - The Washington Post

Heat emitting from riders of the Paris Metro and from the subway trains will heat 17 apartments in a new system debuting in France.

September 9, 2010 - Popular Science

Planning nerd bloggers like David Alpert of Greater Greater Washington are finding that they can have significant influence in the world of D.C. planning and development.

September 2, 2010 - Washington City Paper

Citizens in Tysons Corner worry that plans to densify the city don't offer enough incentives to developers to come to town.

May 5, 2010 - Great Falls Connection

A half-cent sales tax increase to fund transit passed handily yesterday in St. Louis County, Missouri.

April 7, 2010 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

When five new board members will join the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority next month, they'll inherit a host of systemic problems and one of the toughest economic climates in decades.

March 24, 2010 - The Houston Chronicle

Columnist David Lazarus looks at how L.A. Metro could increase transit usage, in the wake of reports showing how expensive it is to drive instead.

March 24, 2010 - The Los Angeles Times

Washington, D.C.'s transit system is in hot water, facing several safety investigations, a decline in ridership, and historic budget deficits.

February 22, 2010 - The Washington Post