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Streetsblog New York City stories from Mark Gorton

2008
Aug 29: Smart Para-Transit: Working Out the Details 2
Aug 28: Smart Para-Transit + Car Sharing = No Reason to Own a Car 4
Aug 27: Eliminating Congestion Through Smart Para-Transit 1
Aug 26: Peer-to-Peer Mass Transit: How to Make it Work 13
Aug 25: Smart Para-Transit: A New Vision for Urban Transportation 22

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