Transit Park-and-rides heavily used in south metro. According to a recent survey, Dakota County has some of the metro area’s most heavily used park-and-ride lots. ...
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12.152008March 25, 2015
Obama to Arrive in Washington by Train
President-elect Barack Obama will kick off his inaugural celebration on Jan. 17 — the weekend before his swearing in as the country’s 44th president — by traveling...
12.132008March 31, 2015
Transportation News Roundup
Ooh…transportation news on a Friday. No better way to end a week. Transit Demand for Transit Rises, and Service May Shrink. Really? Gas prices dropping....
12.122008March 25, 2015
What Actually Makes Our Greenway Safe?
By Tony HullIn Bike & Walk, Community
This is from Tony, TLC’s Evaluation and Program Specialist: Recent incidents of crime on the Midtown Greenway have led to the Minneapolis Police Department advising cyclists...
12.112008March 25, 2015
Multitasking on the Road…Just Don’t.
In December 2008, AAA’s Foundation for Traffic Safety released a short paper entitled Cell Phones and Driving: Research Update. That paper summarizes several studies that...
12.062008March 31, 2015
Transportation News Roundup
Plenty of news in transportation-land… Transit More Americans are getting on the bus. According to study released November 24, the basic economic efficiencies of bus travel...
11.262008March 25, 2015
Member Meeting on 2009 Legislative Session
Thanks to our members for another energetic member meeting! Thirty people came to meet each other and offer ideas and opinions about transit, bicycling, walking,...
11.262008March 25, 2015
Election Impact: State Elected Officials
Unfortunately, several Minnesota legislators who provided critical leadership for an expanded transit system will not return to the State Capitol. Of the six Republicans who...
11.262008March 25, 2015
Election Impact: Transportation Referenda
On Election Day, many U.S. voters didn't only pick new elected officials. They decided whether to raise their taxes to pay for new rail lines...
11.262008March 25, 2015
Election Impact: Obama Presidency
America’s new president has spent his life in large, urban areas including Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City, Boston, Chicago, and Washington D.C. He also...