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Your Bike Share Questions, Answered

What's with no helmets?  What if there's no room in the docking station?  Aren't I going to sweat?  Everything you really wanted to know about bike share but were afraid to ask, in anticipation of the memorial day launch.  Here.

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Your Bike Share Questions, Answered

What's with no helmets?  What if there's no room in the docking station?  Aren't I going to sweat?  Everything you really wanted to know about bike share but were afraid to ask, in anticipation of the memorial day launch.  Here.

Your NY-NJ-CT Live Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Map

Summer's here, such as it is.   Pretty much everyone is thinking about getting out of New York City.  We're going to make it easier.

Parsing Chris Christie on Climate Change and Storms

New Jersey Public Radio's Sarah Gonzalez this week took a well-publicized drubbing this week when she asked Governor Chris Christie about our reporting on New Jersey Transit, and Climate Change.  So she decided to dig in, just what exactly is the relationship between Sandy and climate change, and how do ...

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A bridge collapsed in Washington state. A parking garage collapsed in suburban Maryland. Citi Bikes are starting to populate NYC bike share docking stations. Tech-savvy scammers in Melbourne are using cell phone recordings to score free bus rides. And: Moscow's subway maps through the years.

As NYC Bike Share Begins, Share Your Tips (and Fears) for New Riders

With bike share launching next week, potentially thousands of people will be biking New York who haven't ever done so before. They need advice. Let's give them some. Listen to some tips -- and upload your own -- inside.

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Bay Area Drivers Face Few Consequences in Pedestrian Deaths

Most drivers who kill pedestrians in the Bay Area are never charged -- even when they are found to be at fault, according to analysis by the Center for Investigative Reporting. And the drivers who are charged face light punishments at best.

NYC Mayoral Candidate Weiner: The Bike Lane Debate Has Been "Venomous"

New York City's newest mayoral candidate spoke at great length Thursday morning about a range of issues. But the last question: since the city's bike share program launches in four days, how does Anthony Weiner really feel about bikes?

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New NYC mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner says he won't go on an "anti-bike lane jihad." A bill before the House would require Amtrak to permit pets on one car of each train. A giant sinkhole in D.C. now has its own Twitter account. And: mapping road fatalities in Texas.

Anthony Foxx: Transportation Projects Are Economic Drivers

In a cordial Senate hearing that would seem to bode well for his confirmation, Anthony Foxx said that as secretary of transportation, he would prioritize safety, efficiency, and multi-modal infrastructure.

Capital Bikeshare's Data Dive: Users Drive Less, Save Money, and Don't Mirror D.C.'s Demographics

A new report on D.C.'s bike share system -- currently the largest in the country (at least until Memorial Day) -- teases out some user statistics in a some just-released data. Users patronize businesses near bike share stations, they save $16 a week in travel costs, and they ...

Virginia County Slows Plans For 'Outer Beltway'

Opponents of the McDonnell administration's plan to build a major north-south highway in Northern Virginia scored a temporary win on Tuesday: they convinced the Prince William County Board of Supervisors to defer a decision to submit its transportation projects wish list to state funding officials.

NYC to Recommend Sheridan Expressway Become Less Express, More Local

The city wants to turn the Sheridan Expressway into a West Side highway-style boulevard. The at-grade Bronx street with lights and trees is designed to mend a neighborhood torn apart by the aborted highway, while still giving truck access to the nearby Hunts Point market.

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House Republicans and Amtrak execs debated who should pay for long-distance rail lines. Beijing's new subway lines won't save the city from traffic and smog. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's post-office plans could involve avenging himself upon a taxi kingpin. And: looking for love in Prague? There's a subway car for ...

Northeast Corridor To Regain Transit Lifeline This Afternoon

Riders on Metro-North's New Haven Line will regain limited service to Connecticut with the 3:07 pm train out of Grand Central Terminal. Hourly service into New York City will resume with the 4:23 train out of New Haven.

T Minus Five Days: New York's Bike Share App is Now Live

The bikes won't hit the streets for another five days, but users can now download the official Citi Bike app.

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Boston is installing several 'parklets.' South Jersey is looking at a new light rail line. San Francisco's Central Subway project may fall below federal minimums for time and money. And: how the Silver Springs Transit Center became a train wreck. "It was a series of mistakes that were dumbfounding.

Lack Of Investment By CT Makes It Harder To Recover From Derailment

The state of Connecticut has been scrambling for a decade to make up for years of failing to invest in Metro-North Railroad. That's part of why the railroad has been finding it so hard to get service up and running on the New Haven Line after Friday's derailment.

California High-Speed Rail Challenge Will Move Forward

The first stage of construction on California’s high-speed rail is set to begin this summer, but the legal challenges aren’t going away anytime soon. Last week, a judge ruled that a lawsuit filed by Central Valley residents of Kings County to block construction will move forward as planned.

Christie: No Proof Climate Change Caused Sandy

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today rejected the idea that state agencies like New Jersey Transit needed to prepare for climate change ahead of Sandy.

“‘Cause I don’t think there’s been any proof thus far that Sandy was caused by climate change,” he said.

Video: Chewed Up Tracks At Derailment Site

Two thousand feet of chewed up track and bent rails is a lot.  This MTA video shows the magnitude of the job ahead at the place where two trains collided Friday. Purposefully so, so you don't get too mad while it takes a while to get Metro-North service fully up ...