#occupywallstreet in 72 cities

Jersey City (photos.nj.com)

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/cities-that-have-joined-the-occupied-movement

Hurricane Irene highlighted need for NJ Transit investment | NJ.com

Hurricane Irene highlighted need for NJ Transit investment | NJ.com: "The lack of NJ Transit service between Trenton and New Brunswick for three days after Irene swept through the Garden State packed nearby roads and left commuters frustrated. With increased investment in transit, there can be redundancy in more of the system. So if one line goes out, another is there to serve customers.
This is especially important now as ridership on NJ Transit is growing — more than 247 million riders last year, almost a 10 percent increase since 2004 — and housing near transit is surviving the economic recession much better than units far away from public transportation. According to Christopher Lineberger of the Brookings Institution, there is an insufficient supply of housing in walkable neighborhoods — walkable, urban housing represents 20 percent of the housing stock, despite demand from 50 percent of the population."

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Hurricane another sign of global warming's impact | NJ.com

Hurricane another sign of global warming's impact | NJ.com: "We can now add Hurricane Irene among the symptoms that scientists warned we'd experience as global warming occurs.
Wind of up to 100 mph, predicted to lash the East Coast. Ocean waves as high as 12 feet. That's in line with what scientists have said, that hurricanes would become more severe as ocean temperatures rise."

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Move to Hoboken, go #carfee, save about $7,000 a year.

NYC area rules list of top public transit cities - Business - Going Green - msnbc.com: "“We really encourage people to use public transportation,” says Dawn Zimmer, Hoboken’s mayor. “We are proud people use public transportation and we are trying to make Hoboken a place where people have the option to live car-free.”"

Seniors need public transit

Senior Mobility: "Transportation is a top need of older adults, and their transit use is increasing. One of every five persons over 65 is a non-driver. AARP reports that 'Although older adults' predominant means of travel continues to be their personal vehicles, transit use by people age 65+, as a share of all trips they take, increased by a remarkable 40% between 2001 and 2009;' In 2009, older adults took more than 1 billion trips on public transportation. Most Americans are going to live for a number of years after they cease driving, so the challenge of to meet the special transportation needs of these frail older people (85+) continues. Specialized transportation is the only feasible mode for frail older persons, other than getting rides from others. They will often need travel escorts and door-to-door and door-through door assistance so that they can continue to live independently in their own homes and connected to their communities. Lost mobility jeopardizes not only the physical and emotional health of the individual who may feel a sense of loss and dependency but also the quality of their community." CTAA

Brave unionists fight phony "fiscal-crisis"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=137235970

After robbing the taxpayers, the banks and billionaires are going after pensions. Meanwhile oil and autosprawl subsidies continue apace, and public transit is cut back. The time is now to fight back.

Buses are preventing auto apocalypse