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🚲 Happy National Bicycle Day! Let’s roll on June 3
June 3 is National Bicycle Day — a celebration of one of the simplest, most enduring, and joyfully freeing forms of ...
‘Jeopardy!’ star Ken Jennings is hosting a miniseries about the history of public transit
The Transit Effect’ is a seven-part series created by Community Transit, a public transportation agency in Snohomish County, ...
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Check Call: ‘Uncommon Carriers’ brings the freight – and the history
“Coal Train” took a journey through one of the busiest rail yards in Nebraska and detailed how intricate rail switches are, ...
Trump Administration Cuts $37B Affirmative Action Program For Women, Minority-Owned Businesses
The DOT agreed to end the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE), ending the chances for contracts to be given to ...
Explore the underside of Cleveland’s Veterans Memorial Bridge this June
Cuyahoga County is opening the streetcar level of the historic Veterans Memorial Bridge for free tours on June 21.
Chicago’s Mass Transit Gun Ban Faces Scrutiny Under History Test
A Seventh Circuit case over the concealed-carry of guns on Chicago trains and buses poses the latest opportunity to define ...
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The history of the waterways built by ordinary people in the canals of Venice
The common people's boat, the sandoli, was once the main means of fishing, freight, and daily transportation in Venice. Just as the gondola was the vehicle of the wealthy, the sandoli was an integral ...