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Around the Block

Anticipating a Big Year for Transit Expansion in 2017

Bus stops in high-traffic environments like this roadside refuge in Silver Spring, Maryland -- the winner of Streetsblog's Sorriest Bus Stop competition -- make transit trips feel longer than they really are.

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The Wait for the Bus Feels Longer If Your Stop Is Near Heavy Traffic

It would be the first expansion of Buffalo's light rail line since 1983. Photo: Buffalo Rising

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Cuomo’s New Economic Strategy for Buffalo: More Light Rail

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Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR&#8217;s StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver&#8217;s license.

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Tri-State Transportation Campaign Executive Director Veronica Vanterpool

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The Regional Plan Association has mapped out a network of transitways as well as a bus service plan to handle passengers displaced by the L train shutdown. Image: RPA

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