Who do you want to run your railroad?

If you live in the DC Metro you want to use the train to get around as traffic is too great and the train stations are most often located where you want to be. Yet, there are thoughts lingering in your mind nearly...

Obama and Public Transportation: Change we need

Barack Obama was the Change candidate,  and was elected  so roundly mainly because our nation has a plethora of issues which have gone unaddressed for too long.  One of these is public...

President Obama Sharpens Message on Budget Priorities

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama has announced that in the coming weeks, he will continue to focus on the core principles of his budget such as, cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first...

Record-high gas prices make Americans use transit instead of cars

Americans seem to realize, that money saved on mass transit is a good thing instead of the daily pain at the pump. " Americans hopped on buses, subways and commuter rails more last year amid record-high gas prices...

Atheist bus ad campaign provokes bitterness in Barcelona

Following its launch in London, the atheist bus ad compaign has spread beyond the UK, now landing on the shores of predominantly Catholic Spain. Barcelona will begin running the ads on its buses in Spanish, and...

Runaway oil prices put strain on Manila's (abysmal) public transport system

Unlike other Asian countries which subsidize oil, the Philippines' free market on petroleum products fall victim to the unrelenting increases in global oil prices.  Since January of this year, price of petrol have risen 18 times--from Php45/liter (approx....

Dadnab Nominated for 2008 Austin Business Award

Transportation technology startup Dadnab is among the nominees for a 2008 Greater Austin Business Award.Each year, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce awards small, medium, large and not-for-profit businesses...

Dadnab to Help SXSW Attendees Get Around Town

AUSTIN, TEXAS (January 22, 2007) — Carbon-friendly attendees at the 2008 South by Southwest (SXSW) Festivals will be able to use their mobile phones to get around town. A service, Dadnab (www.dadnab.com), will help them avoid traffic and parking hassles by planning their...

Dadnab Extends Transit Texting Service to Portland

Rail and bus riders in the Portland metropolitan area can now use text messaging to plan their trips.  Transportation startup Dadnab (www.dadnab.com) has extended its trip planning service to Portland, making it the first and only such text messaging service available in...

Dadnab Launches Text Messaging Service for Transit Riders

Transportation startup Dadnab (www.dadnab.com) has launched a free service that enables riders to plan their trips on public transportation.A Dadnab user sends a text message with an origin and destination to a...

Remember Al Capone?

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently found that some federal employees who received free, tax-free fare cards to ride public transportation in the Washington, DC area were then turning around and selling the cards for cash on the Internet. The GAO report on its...

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet got mugged by Transantiago

Todos al agua…con TranSanfiasco. On a Monday night a twenty-something girl from Santa Barbara, California and her mother walking in the Santiago, Chile neighborhood of Barrio Brasil were assaulted by four young assailants. It was ten o´clock at night and they were...

Free transport in SF as USA continues to swelter

Boiling hot temperatures and stagnant air in the Bay area have triggered a fifth 'Spare the Air' day, with 26 transit agencies providing free rides to inhabitants.  The area has used up so much cash in the...

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