Directory of Public Transportation Resources

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This category is for general public transportation issues.

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• Bus
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• Monorails
• Personal Rapid Transit
• Rail
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• Subway
• Tramways and LRT
• Trolleys

Resources in This Category

• Animals on the Underground

  http://www.animalsontheunderground.com/
  A site dedicated to "The Animals" that can be found on London tube maps using a little imagination.

• BayRail Alliance

  http://www.bayrailalliance.org/
  An all-volunteer transit consumer group working to promote an upgraded and expanded Caltrain system to serve the San Francisco Peninsula and San Jose-East Bay corridors. Includes articles on what Bay Area rail priorities should be, upgrading Caltrain, the proposed Caltrain extension to downtown SF, status of these and other Caltrain improvements.

• Bus Riders Union

  http://www.busridersunion.org/
  Los Angeles, CA organization that works to increase funding for inner city bus service. A Labor Community Strategy Center project.

• Cannes-Grasse Committee

  http://www.cannes-grasse.org/
  Committee for reopening of the SNCF Cannes-Grasse railway line, which would help relieve congestion and provide easier access for those without cars. French and English site.

• CTA Citizens Taking Action

  http://www.ctariders.org/
  A citizens advocacy group for transit dependent riders in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area.

• Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger Coalition

  http://www.trainweb.org/moksrail/
  Organization of concerned citizens working to develop a more balanced transportation system, taking into account economic, environmental and social factors. Downloadable flyer, sample letter, news, and fact sheet.

• NAPTA-National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates

  http://www.napta.net/
  Organization representing local transit coalitions which support increasing federal investment in public transportation.

• National Association of Railroad Passengers

  http://www.narprail.org/
  NARP is the national organization speaking for the users of passenger trains and rail transit in the United States.

• National Taxi Association

  http://www.national-taxi-association.co.uk/
  This is the official web site of the NTA- National Taxi Association Carlisle Uk England

• Northstar Commuter Rail

  http://www.northstartrain.org/
  Operating by Metro Transit and will offer service from Big Lake to downtown Minneapolis in 2009. Includes brief history of the NCDA and brochure for commuters.

• Passenger Transportation Energy

  http://www.lafn.org/~dave/trans/energy/
  Articles on energy-efficiency in passenger transportation in the US with emphasis on rail and mass-transit.

• Penrith-Keswick Railway Project

  http://www.ckp-railways.talktalk.net/
  A project to reopen the Penrith-Keswick railway as a modern railway in England.

• PenTrans

  http://www.pentrans.org/
  Pennsylvanians for Transportations Solutions, Inc. advocates for increased dedicated funding for public transportation statewide in Pennsylvania.

• Railway Privatization

  http://home.istar.ca/~bunting/pm.html
  Articles about transportation issues, in particular arguing for privatization.

• Rescue Muni

  http://www.rescuemuni.org/
  A transit advocacy organization for the city of San Francisco. Advocates improved service and fewer driver missouts on San Francisco's trolleys, buses, and cable cars.

• Save amtrak trains

  http://www.saveamtrak.org/
  Save amtrak trains

• Southern California Transit Advocates

  http://www.socata.net/
  Works for better public transportation in the five county Southern California region, including an integrated bus and rail system.

• The Straphangers Campaign

  http://www.straphangers.org/
  A project of the New York Public Interest Research Group, the Straphangers Campaign advocates more service to ease overcrowding on New York's subways and buses.

• The Transit Cooperative Research Program

  http://www.tcrponline.org/
  A branch of the Federal Transit Administration, this site provides the results of transit research in all areas related to public transit.

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