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Riders on San Francisco's Muni light rail system. David Lytle, CC BYFor all of their complaints about it, Americans care about public transit. Surveys...
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Etiquette on public transport: Spread ’em
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Subways in America: Gangway, please
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Bob Crow: Union man
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A streetcar in the mire: Washington, DC’s pointless streetcar service finally opens
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Chris Christie and the GOP: Pound foolish
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The Economist explains: Why trams are a waste of money
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Streetcars and urban renewal: Rolling blunder
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Fares: Maybe buses should be free
AFTER riding a tram in Strasbourg, Matt Yglesias, a blogger with Slate, has decided that proof-of-payment fare-collection systems—in which fares are enforced by inspectors who...
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