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Boston’s Fairmount Line Could Be a National Model for Commuter Rail, But It’s Not There Yet

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On Long Island, Transit Operates as Two Separate and Unequal Systems

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What American Commuter Rail Can Learn From Paris, Part 2

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What American Commuter Rail Can Learn From Paris

Angie is a Cleveland-based writer with a background in planning and newspaper reporting. She has been writing about cities for Streetsblog for six years.

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American passenger railroads will be able to save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by using trains designed to standard European specifications. Photo of France's TGV via Wikipedia

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Federal Regulators Will Let U.S. Railroads Run Faster, More Efficient Trains

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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Let This RPA Vid Explain Why We Need More Rail Tubes Under the Hudson

In spring 2017, Stephen wrote for Streetsblog USA, covering the livable streets movement and transportation policy developments around the nation.
From August 2012 to October 2015, he was a reporter for Streetsblog NYC, covering livable streets and transportation issues in the city and the region. After joining Streetsblog, he covered the tail end of the Bloomberg administration and the launch of Citi Bike. Since then, he covered mayoral elections, the de Blasio administration&#8217;s ongoing Vision Zero campaign, and New York City&#8217;s ever-evolving street safety and livable streets movements.

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Governors Want Feds to Pay for Half of Hudson Tunnel; They’ll Split the Rest

Tanya became Streetsblog&#8217;s Capitol Hill editor in September 2010 after covering Congress for Pacifica Radios Washington bureau and for public radio stations around the country. She lives car-free in a transit-oriented and bike-friendly neighborhood of Washington, DC.

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