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How well your local transit system serving the public? Which cities should you live in if you decide to save money and benefit the environment by going car free? What are some of the books you should be reading to keep up on public transit trends? Find out in this category.

Ease of Going Car Free: Examination of U.S. and Canadian Cities Over 1,000,000
This list describes how each of the U.S. and Canadian Cities Over 1,000,000 fare in terms of ease of going without a car.

Los Angeles Metro Profile
This is a profile of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Profile of New York MTA
Overview of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, including facts about ridership, the network, funding, and future transit projects.

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Overview
An overview of the Toronto Transit Commission, including information about the network, funding, and projects.

Transit In Detroit
This article goes over the public transit options available in the Motor City, including a description of the network, funding, fares, and planned projects.

Transit in Ann Arbor, MI: A Tale of Two Providers
A description of transit in Ann Arbor, MI.

Transit in Sydney, Australia
This article describes transit in Sydney, Australia and lessons that North American transit operators can learn from Sydney.


National Transit Database
Home page of the National Transit Database, which has extensive statistics about every transit system in the United States.

Profile of Long Beach Transit in California
A profile of Long Beach Transit in California

Transit in Pittsburgh
This article examines transit in Pittsburgh, including the network, fares, funding, projects, and outlook for the future.

Transit In the Seattle - Tacoma Metropolitan Area
This article examines the public transit situation in the Seattle - Tacoma area, including information about the network, fares, funding sources, and future projects.

Transit In Denver
This article examines public transportation in Denver, Colorado.

Lessons Learned: Sequoia Shuttle
This is an overview of the Sequoia Shuttle, a partnership between the National Park Service and Visalia Transit which connects the city of Visalia, CA to Sequoia National Park.

Lessons Learned: The Story of the ParkLINK Shuttle
This is an overview of the ParkLINK Shuttle, which was a service that connected the various tourist attractions of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Malibu, CA.

Las Vegas's Regional Transportation Commission
Overview of Las Vegas's Regional Transportation Commission, including facts about ridership, the network, funding; and an overview of future transit projects.

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