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  Is Bus Transit Hopeless?

  Dave Steele | Thu, Dec 6th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | Tags: dave steele, milwaukee, bus, taxpayers, mass transit, school bus, hopeless, loser-mobile, county officials, congress for new urbanism | 0

  

  It’s hard to think of a vehicle more maligned in Milwaukee than the city bus. Back in high school, when my friends and I depended on it to get to school and work, we nicknamed it the “green limousine,” an ironic take on the green and white color scheme that the Milwaukee County Transit System used, from the teal stripe once painted along the side and front of every bus, to the olive green uniform once worn by every bus driver. Yes, I had no doubt back in those days that buses were not…

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  Transporation Futures in Metro-Washington DC

  Larry Martin | Sat, Nov 17th, 2007 | Category: Commentary | City: Washington, D.C. | Tags: metro, washington d.c., larry martin, mass transit, transportation board, rmas, metro washington, transportation futures, capital region | 0

  All the places we live in are unique and have their own particular challenges. Among the challenges that make Washington, DC unique is our absence of representation in Congress, despite the fact that a Congressional committee has direct oversight of our City’s budget and must approve all legislation passed by the DC City Council. Remember that old line from civics class—No Taxation Without Representation? Well, it does not apply to DC (our license plates read: “Taxation Without…

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