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- Bus Riders Union - An organization that works to increase funding for inner city bus service in the City of Los Angeles. A Labor Community Strategy Center project.
www.busridersunion.org
- Cannes-Grasse Committee - Committee for reopening of the SNCF Cannes-Grasse railway line, which would help relieve congestion and provide easier access for those without cars. French and English site.
www.trains-fr.org/ccg/index.html
- Citizens for Sensible Transportation - Resources for citizens working to create better communities with less traffic. Based in Portland Oregon. Includes information on the connections between Land Use, Transportation and Air Quality (LUTRAQ).
www.cfst.org
- Dollars and Sense: The Economic Case for Public Transportation in America - The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA). Written by Donald H. Camph and supported by The Campaign for Efficient Passenger Transportation. Dollars and Sense discusses how public transportation contributes to the vitality of the American economy from small towns to sprawling cities and reviews transit's needs in many areas. Outlines a plan for supporting existing systems and expanding it where it can do the greatest good.
www.ctaa.org/dollarsandsense.htm
- Exposing the Myth of Light Rail - Includes news headlines, research papers, links, and letters from site visitors,
www.railroadingamerica.com
- Milton Railway Station Campaign - Campaign to open a railway station in Milton, Cambs, UK.
miltonstation.members.beeb.net/index.htm
- Missouri-Kansas Rail Passenger Coalition - Organization of concerned citizens working to develop a more balanced transportation system, taking into account economic, environmental and social factors. Downloadable flyer, sample letter, news, and fact sheet.
www.trainweb.org/moksrail
- National Association of Railroad Passengers - NARP is the national organization speaking for the users of passenger trains and rail transit in the United States.
www.narprail.org
- New Jersey Council on Special Transportation (COST) - This site not only promotes our organization, but also provides information on what transportation services are available in New Jersey for senior citizens, disabled and low-income.
www.njcost.com
- Peninsula Rail 2000 - An all-volunteer transit consumer group working to promote an upgraded and expanded Caltrain system to serve the San Francisco Peninsula and San Jose-East Bay corridors. Includes articles on what Bay Area rail priorities should be, upgrading Caltrain, the proposed Caltrain extension to downtown SF, status of these and other Caltrain improvements.
www.rail2000.org
- Railway Privatization - Articles about transportation issues, in particular arguing for privatization.
home.istar.ca/~bunting/pm.html
- Rescue Muni - A transit advocacy organization for the city of San Francisco. Advocates improved service and fewer driver missouts on San Francisco's trolleys, buses, and cable cars.
www.rescuemuni.org
- Southern California Transit Advocates - Works for better public transportation in the five county Southern California region, including an integrated bus and rail system.
socata.lerctr.org
- Spånga Station - The Ugliest Place in the World? - Critique of a station in Stockholm, Sweden. Includes photographs and a guestbook.
www.geocities.com/spangastation
- Take Next Train to Branchville - Commuter action group from Northern New Jersey who would rather their state re-open a railroad to reduce the traffic on the roads, rather than build more roads. Map and campaign overview.
www.nexttraintobranchville.com
- The Straphangers Campaign - A project of the New York Public Interest Research Group, the Straphangers Campaign advocates more service to ease overcrowding on New York's subways and buses.
www.straphangers.org
- Urbanity - Advocates that the solution to many of today's problems including air pollution, road accidents and inequality, lies in building communities around quality transit services and sound urban design principles.
urbanity.50megs.com
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