Open Directory - Society: Issues: Transportation: Public Transportation
See also: This category in other languages: - A site dedicated to "The Animals" that can be found on London tube maps using a little imagination. - 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. - Promotes bus rapid transit (BRT) as an option to relieve congestion, enhance mobility, and improve the environment. - Los Angeles, CA organization that works to increase funding for inner city bus service. A Labor Community Strategy Center project. - A citizens advocacy group for transit dependent riders in the Chicago, IL metropolitan area. - 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. - Edmonton, Alberta-based site advocating expasion of public transportation in the area. Online contents include the group's brochure series, factsheets, media references, and related links. - 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. - Organization representing local transit coalitions which support increasing federal investment in public transportation. - NARP is the national organization speaking for the users of passenger trains and rail transit in the United States. - This is the official web site of the NTA- National Taxi Association Carlisle Uk England - 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. - Articles on energy-efficiency in passenger transportation in the US with emphasis on rail and mass-transit. - Pennsylvanians for Transportations Solutions, Inc. advocates for increased dedicated funding for public transportation statewide in Pennsylvania. - A project to reopen the Penrith-Keswick railway as a modern railway in England. - Articles about transportation issues, in particular arguing for privatization. - 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 - Works for better public transportation in the five county Southern California region, including an integrated bus and rail system. - 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. - A branch of the Federal Transit Administration, this site provides the results of transit research in all areas related to public transit. - Advocates that the solution to many of today's problems including air pollution, road accidents and inequality, lies in building communities around quality transit services and sound urban design principles. - Rail advocacy organization promoting Pacific Northwest rail transportation services. Working with Oregon, California, British Columbia for a modern national rail passenger network as part of a balanced public transportation system.
