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» Bus Rapid Transit Policy Center - Promotes bus rapid transit (BRT) as an option to relieve congestion, enhance mobility, and improve the environment.
» 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.
» 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.
» Citizens for Better Transit (Edmonton) - Edmonton, Alberta-based site advocating expasion of public transportation in the area. Online contents include the group's brochure series, factsheets, media references, and related links.
» 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).
» Coastal Coalition of the South Shore - A group of residents of the South Shore of Massachusetts who favor a different solution to commuter problems than the proposed Greenbush line.
» Exposing the Myth of Light Rail - Includes news headlines, research papers, links, and letters from site visitors against light rail lines for public transportation.
» Milton Railway Station Campaign - Campaign to open a railway station in Milton, Cambs, UK.
» 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.
» NAPTA-National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates - Organization representing local transit coalitions which support increasing federal investment in public transportation.
» National Association of Railroad Passengers - NARP is the national organization speaking for the users of passenger trains and rail transit in the United States.
» 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.
» Passenger Transportation Energy - Articles on energy-efficiency in passenger transportation in the US with emphasis on rail and mass-transit.
» PenTrans - Pennsylvanians for Transportations Solutions, Inc. advocates for increased dedicated funding for public transportation statewide in Pennsylvania.
» 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
» Railway Privatization - Articles about transportation issues, in particular arguing for privatization.
» 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.
» Southern California Transit Advocates - Works for better public transportation in the five county Southern California region, including an integrated bus and rail system.
» SpÃ¥nga Station - The Ugliest Place in the World? - Critique of a station in Stockholm, Sweden. Includes photographs and a guestbook.
» TARTA - Aims to publicize a documented history of bad faith perpetuated by Ohio's Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) though its senior management.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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.
» Washington Association of Rail Passengers - Rail advocacy organization promoting Pacific Northwest rail transportation services. Working with Oregon, California, British Columbia for a modern national rail passenger network as part of a balanced public transportation system.