California is close to adopting a law aimed at slowing the increase in vehicle emissions by encouraging housing and development projects near job sites and transportation hubs. It's sort of a "if you build it here, they will ride the bus or stop driving" plan.
If passed by the Senate, the measure would tweak the current regional planning process by setting some new goals to reduce emissions.
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The Islamic faith may be getting a ticket to ride — the New York City subways that is. A series of ads selling Islam are planned to hit cars in September — unless one US congressman has his way. Rep.
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While gas prices break records, so do ridership rates on public transportation systems across America. The New York Times reports that the biggest increases are seen in areas with a significant driving culture, such as the South and West.
Mass transit systems are having trouble coping with the masses.
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Freddie Johnson has been arrested 53 times for groping women on NYC subway trains. Now, he faces life in prison for his latest arrest, which came only two weeks after his release from prison.
This time, plainclothes officers recognized Freddie from police photos of repeat offenders.
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Twenty-two million people ride Mexico City's pubic transportation system each day, and among this enormous number lurk men ready to cop an anonymous feel on a crowded bus. Mexico City has decided to confront the sexual harassment problem by chartering women-only buses, marked with a pink placard and all!
Men get left in the dust of the "ladies' night on wheels" that travels the main routes of the city. 
I don't know about you, whenever I go to fill up my car with gas these days, I get mad because the cost of gas is so high and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight. I always say, nothing good can come out of this. Until now...
Since everyone is now contributing a little bit more to living a green lifestyle, more and more people are using public transportation. Of course we all love the comfort of our own car, but let's be honest, mass transit isn't all that bad if every passenger practices proper public transportation etiquette.
To see the do's and don'ts,
I don't know about you, but I ride public transportation to work. It spares the air, it saves me money (parking is outrageous where I work), and I get to rub elbows with my community. What a rude community it can be too.
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