Article: Sit back and relax...we're learning to love traffic jams.(Fastlane)

Article: For Gurmit, public transport is still a drag
New Straits Times;  April 2, 2006 ;     576 words ......Straits Times 04-02-2006 For Gurmit, public transport is still a drag Byline: Elizabeth...person who has walked his talk on public transport, its Malaysia's best known environmentalist...not made for an easy life. With only public transport as an option for the last 28 years...

Article: Analysis of the dynamics of walking distances to public transport routes and its influence on housing prices.
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management;  July 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Abstract. Accessible public transport system is an essential indicator...that poor accessibility to public transport mostly affects low-income people...health institutions. Access to public transport routes is among public transport...

Article: DRIVERS WILL USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT .. AT A PRICE
Evening News - Scotland;  May 12, 2000 ;     508 words ......drivers want more money to be spent on public transport, a new survey reveals. And more than...should be spent on improving the city's public transport network. The report, due out this...motorists were also more likely to use public transport occasionally than those in the other...

Article: Drivers snub pleas to use public transport Motorists say convenience of the car wins out over buses and trains
Evening Times;  April 26, 2007 ;     572 words ......would like to see us switching to public transport. But a new survey confirms what has...favour of trains, trams and buses. Anti-public transport feeling runs deepest in the north...the switch. The biggest support for public transport comes from Londoners, 26- per cent...

Article: FINLAND: WELCOMING SPEECH BY PRESIDENT AT 'PUBLIC TRANSPORT: MOVING PEOPLE, MOVING CITIES' WORLD CONGRESS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 21, 2007 ;     461 words ......Congress here in Helsinki. Effective public transport is important to all of us, and...choices. Effective and well-organised public transport gives people this opportunity for choice. Public transport can efficiently replace private...

Article: Few Capetonians are switching to public transport, study finds.(News)
Cape Argus (South Africa);  July 12, 2007 ;     453 words ......Transport Reporter The city's public transport is so poor that even lower...commute to work instead of using public transport. And some are even buying homes in suburbs with little or no public transport because of the perceived lack...

Article: Fed: Commuters choosing not using public transport
AAP General News (Australia);  October 10, 2007 ;     247 words ......Fed: Commuters choosing not using public transport EDS: Embargoed until 0300 AEST Wednesday...Australians are refusing to use public transport simply because they don't want to...seemingly always in the grip of a public transport meltdown, just 20 per cent of commuters...

Article: Public transport.(News)
Cape Times (South Africa);  February 19, 2008 ;     382 words ...It is common knowledge that our public transport system leaves a lot to be desired...implemented by my department is part of the Public Transport Improvement Programme (PTIP), which...programme is to create a world-class public transport system to improve the quality of life...

Article: Action not words on public transport.
Cyprus Mail (Cyprus);  May 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......major infrastructure work to improve public transport in Nicosia. The measures include a...as well as inter-city routes and public transport links to the island's two airports...that we've been hearing talk of grand public transport projects. Successive ministers have...

Article: VIC: Vic Libs vow free public transport for students
AAP General News (Australia);  October 22, 2006 ;     474 words ......10-22-2006 VIC: Vic Libs vow free public transport for students By Xavier La Canna and Catherine Best MELBOURNE, Oct 22 AAP - Public transport will be free for almost all students...Ted Baillieu said the free student public transport would include country trains and regional...

Article: groups say public transport system is inefficient.(News)
Daily News (South Africa);  October 6, 2006 ;     360 words ......congestion tax for lone drivers because the public transport system is unreliable. Divisional Manager...the idea of a congestion tax because public transport was inadequate, unreliable and unsafe...there is no proper alternative for public transport. You can't penalise people if ...

Article: Vic: Oil price rises fuel argument for public transport
AAP General News (Australia);  August 9, 2006 ;     318 words ......Oil price rises fuel argument for public transport MELBOURNE, Aug 9 AAP - Public transport advocates are warning the government...rising. Daniel Bowen, of the Victorian Public Transport Users Association (PTUA), also said...

Article: Commentary: "Smart" and "green" right direction for future urban public transport
Xinhua News Agency;  June 13, 2009 ;     553 words ......right direction for future urban public transport by Xinhua writer Liu Gang VIENNA...development of "smart" and "green" urban public transport and the promotion of its market share...by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP). In order to alleviate the...

Article: NEW ZEALAND: PUBLIC TRANSPORT BILL HUGELY POSITIVE FOR AUCKLAND
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 11, 2008 ;     319 words ......Judith Tizard says the passing of the Public Transport Management Bill is a watershed moment for Auckland's public transport. The Bill enables the Regional Council and ARTA to improve our public transport system. "This legislation allows ARTA...