I'm a fan of Veke on facebook but most of the time I have no idea what they are talking about because Hungarian to English translation l...

I don't believe Walter Hook for a second. Any time anyone says their way is the only way for any situation I get skeptical. Case in po...

Bernie at Orphan Road found an interesting article from Spokane. Seems as if the local government is looking to preserve right of way thro...

Looks like Norfolk Southern is going to be asking a bit more for the ROW between Virginia Beach and Norfolk. Half of it will be used for t...

If you can't take a 2 of 6 lanes for rail or bus and get to the Oakland Airport just 3.2 miles away for $386 million dollars, there is s...

It seems that BART has decided not to build a People Mover (NOT a light rail system as it says in the article) to Oakland Airport due to c...

After articles in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today about streetcars didn't generate a lot of buzz, the NY Times article rocketed u...

Surface Boulevard with transit here we come . Right? "We have taken the retrofit off the table," said Dave Dye, deputy secretary ...

Over at M1ek's I posted a few photos of some Combino trams from different places around the world to show how you can scale the vehicle...

Ok, let's repeat a few phrases. Streetcars are a subset of light rail. Streetcars are a subset of light rail. Streetcars are a subset of...

This began as a response to some comments on a thread over at the Seattle Transit Blog . Almost everyone over there on that thread is suppo...

Both Ann Arbor and Davis County in Utah are considering rapid streetcars. That is using streetcar vehicles that can carry up to 160 peopl...

The planned Milwaukie Max in Portland had its cost estimates released and it wasn't pretty if you're thinking about raw numbers. Ye...

They discarded the Rapid Bus and now are doing the EIS with either rapid streetcar or bus with system management. The best part about the ...

They lost by 70% of the vote, yet they still have a bit of internal transit conflict. Council members in Huntersville had this to say about...

I'm going to wait to hear more before I make an assessment of the Austin rail announcement that was made this morning. I will say howev...

There has been a lot of talk of streetcar networks lately. Just to share a few of the cities that are discussing not just one line, but a n...

Hey all. Sorry it's been a few days since my last post but I've been in Portland Oregon for a streetcar workshop. Below are some of...

Fort Worth is fun to draw on. Specifically because it has a lot of vacant properties and unique places outside of its downtown. Another bo...

In light of recent high costs related to light rail and advancements in construction, a new option for building rapid transit networks are a...