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  1. @SaintPaul137 San Antonio, TX CBD has very limited curb parking & exclusive bus lanes to keep transit moving in peak: http://ow.ly/Ipgr about 9 hours ago from HootSuite
  2. 6 miles I-5 in Seattle closing next 2 Saturday nights to install electronic signs over all lanes for safer, faster travel: http://ow.ly/Ipjg about 11 hours ago from HootSuite
  3. Strong analytic support for expanded van pooling in Washington State as commute trip reduction tool: http://ow.ly/IoN9 about 12 hours ago from HootSuite
  4. Cato's 23 pg report critiquing compact development references Le Corbusier & Jane Jacobs, but not Shell Oil & FHWA: http://ow.ly/IoXh about 13 hours ago from HootSuite
  5. 23 pg report, 124 refs, finds compact development "expensive, risky, & distracting" vs GHG reduction from carbon taxes: http://ow.ly/IoAH about 13 hours ago from HootSuite
  6. Legislator @Reuvencarlyle criticizes State of Washington spending $300 million to support obsolete computers & data files: http://ow.ly/Io7G about 14 hours ago from HootSuite
  7. Latest version Seattle area 2040 transportation plan by PSRC has regional commitment to increasing transit service by 50%: http://ow.ly/Ip1d about 17 hours ago from HootSuite
  8. Latest version Seattle area 2040 transportation plan by PSRC has regional commitment to future road use fees on all roads: http://ow.ly/IogM about 18 hours ago from HootSuite
  9. Idea of building a new monorail rears its head in Seattle, again: http://ow.ly/Iga4 2:03 PM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  10. RT @ITSWorld: 30 worst cities for traffic in America: http://bit.ly/6gErXc [New alternative to rankings from TX Transportation Institute.] 12:51 PM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  11. @beyonddc: Lower cost per boarding means escaping transit death spiral. RT @perkinsms 1. Fare increase 2. Service Cut 3. Ridership Decline. 11:46 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  12. Light rail at-grade street crossings generate more U.S. fatalites per passenger mile than urban driving accidents: http://ow.ly/IdJb 11:06 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  13. RT @ITSWorld: Troublesome Salt Lake traffic lights to get in sync: http://bit.ly/7hwCC6 [Good for bus transit as well as for cars & trucks.] 10:27 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  14. John Inglish, head of Salt Lake City's public transit, says best transit solution is a mixture of cars, trains, and buses: http://ow.ly/Idiw 10:17 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  15. In Utah, "light rail runs on schedule 98 percent of the time compared with buses, which might top 80 percent." http://ow.ly/IcUM 10:06 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  16. Salt Lake City's rail ridership reached a million monthly after 10 years, http://ow.ly/Icz2. How many riders new to transit in this number? 9:56 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  17. @eschor: FHWA & Shell Oil co-sponsoring Moving Cooler means *what* for the significance of the content? 9:55 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  18. 500,000 monthly rode Salt Lake City light rail when new, http://ow.ly/Icz2. Seattle's 3rd month of service saw 463,000: http://ow.ly/IcO2 9:46 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  19. Forecasting public transit operating costs three decades into the future involves risk and uncertainty. 9:36 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite
  20. Note time frame: Utah's trains beat buses economically after about 30 years, according to transit head John Inglish: http://ow.ly/Icz2 9:26 AM Dec 3rd from HootSuite