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Prague metro plans to launch love train for singles
ReutersPRAGUE, May 20 (Reuters) - Rail passengers searching for love in the Czech capital need look no further than the daily commute as the city makes plans to designate carriages on its underground trains for singles. Prague transport company Ropid wants to...Tags: Prague (Czech Republic)
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MARC gets a boost
Last week presented the sort of opportunity that elected officials crave. As Gov. Martin O'Malley signed the gas tax increase into law, he announced a slew of new Maryland transportation projects — $1.2 billion in all — that can now move...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Maryland Transit Administration, Transportation, Howard County, Maryland Area Regional Commuter Rail
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Youth rides may end in Burbank
The days appear numbered for Got Wheels!, Burbank's summer bus system for youth, after city officials this week proposed cutting the program. While roughly 2,000 kids are registered to use Got Wheels! — the summer bus line for 10- to 18-year-...Tags: Education
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: No need to leave Fido behind Vacationers traveling to Orlando don’t have to leave Fifi or Fido behind with Rosen Hotels & Resorts’ VIP ¿ Very Important Pet ¿ package...Tags: Disc Jockeys, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Bars and Clubs, Guggenheim Museum, Radio
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Chicago commuter headache as 'L' train line shut for five months
ReutersCHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago will shut down part of its "L" elevated rail system's busiest line for five months starting on Sunday, forcing thousands of commuters to seek other routes and creating the biggest such U.S. transit disruption in two decades....Tags: NBC (tv network), L (movie), Technology, South Side, Chicago Transit Authority
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Autolib: Paris scheme showcases tycoon's battery-car gamble
ReutersPARIS - A fleet of little silver cars in Paris is showcasing France's gamble on electric vehicle technology in a project that backers say is even helping to narrow the capital's social divide. Modeled on the Velib bike-sharing program, Autolib has won...Tags: Japan, Networking, Environmental Issues, Vehicles, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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U.S. car use falls as younger generation shifts gears: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans are driving less than they used to because of higher gasoline prices, a weak economy and changing generational preferences, according to a report released Tuesday that found a sixty-year "driving boom" had hit the brakes....Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors Corp., Road Transportation
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Choose your adventure: Red Line shutdown
RedEyeHere comes the pain—but not the train. It's finally arrived, CTA riders. The CTA on Sunday will shut down the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street for five months to overhaul the track. The agency is offering various alternatives from...Tags: Metra, CTA Ventra Card, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, U.S. Cellular Field
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Cost has Metra leery of Wi-Fi
Reading newspapers and books or taking naps were once the prime pastimes for Metra customers. Now nearly half the riders are using personal electronic devices like laptops, smartphones, iPads and Kindles, and that percentage has doubled since 2010, a...
Tags: Metra, Electronics, Media Industry, Advertising, Marketing
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Range of transportation needs found in Aberdeen
The needs of single parents, the elderly, the disabled and those with limited income were discussed Tuesday at a transit workshop in Aberdeen. More than 20 people looked for ways to improve transportation at the workshop. They looked for ways to share...Tags: Family, Physical Disabilities
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Connecticut Wastes Money Widening Roads
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy has made headlines as a "transportation governor." He's put shovels in the ground for key transit projects and embraced a "complete streets" approach so that roads are safer for everyone who uses them. Overall, the state is...Tags: Waterbury, New Britain, Transportation, Economy, Business and Finance, Stamford
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New signs aim to improve commuter connections
New blue signs and expanded "wayfinding'' tools are popping up around Chicago and in two suburbs well-served by public transit, providing a more precise road map to point commuters and would-be riders to CTA and Metra rail stations and CTA and Pace bus...
Tags: Metra, Chicago Transit Authority, Amtrak, Union Pacific Corporation, Science and Technology
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