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Canadian pension fund in talks with US lawmakers about new infrastructure
Canada’s second largest pension fund is taking a new approach to infrastructure investment that’s got American lawmakers curious. The...
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Everything you need to know about LA’s new transit-oriented development incentives
From TRD LA: A new city planning initiative aims to add affordable housing development near mass transit, but some real...
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A look back at what it was like to ride the NYC subway in 1949: VIDEO
With the city’s population growing, public transit is under increasing stress. But more than half a century ago,...
Study proposes a $1.7B Brooklyn-Queens waterfront streetcar
It’s no secret that the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts are teeming with development. Now, a proposed $1.7 billion streetcar route promises...
A Bronx intersection becomes a test for the rest of the city: VIDEO
The intersection of Fordham Road and Webster Avenue in the Bronx has been called “the worst intersection in...
Group proposes “skyways” across the East River
A bold new proposal hopes to slash commute times by connecting Manhattan and the boroughs via “skyways.” The East...
Citi Bike leaves out poor neighborhoods
The loudest complaints about the new bike share program have come from rich neighborhoods where Citi Bike stations abound. Less heard are the complaints coming from poor neighborhoods that were left out of the...
U.S. transit projects yield more construction jobs than new roads, report says
The battered U.S. construction industry has been shedding jobs with little reprieve since the recession, so a new report...