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Work/Life: The Bus Also Rises

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Sep 16, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Anne Marie Chaker of The Wall Street Journal wrote an excellent review recently of the new bus services that have come onto the scene to cater to business travelers. Her story includes a charming video of her trip to Baltimore on ...READ»

BIODIVERSITY | 3 comments

Will the U.S. Ever Get Serious About Train Travel?

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 12:56 PM

With energy costs, pollution concerns, and traffic woes mounting, you better hope so. Hence the 400 new public transit projects that have been proposed in large and small regions from Massachusetts to Hawaii.READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | 10 comments

Public or Private?

Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Feb 17, 2005 at 3:17 PM

The past few weeks, Amtrak and the Public Broadcasting Service, two government-funded organizations, have had to do a bit of soul-searching. The nature of these public-private institutions is a curious one. While both Amtrak and PBS ...READ»

CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE | 12 comments

So That's Julie - Got It!

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 97
Wed Nov 24, 2004 at 2:11 PM

Today, on one what is traditionally the busiest day of the year for Amtrak, thousands of passengers will call to make sure their train's on time and hear, "Hi, this is Amtrak. I'm Julie." The automated system at Amtrak has a name as ...READ»

DESIGN | Comment

10 Prize-Winning Products

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 83
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:14 AM

The ballots are in. Some of the world's savviest designers voted these products best in show at their annual meeting.READ»

BIODIVERSITY | Comment

77-Year Backlog of Mass Transit Projects

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 80
Mon Feb 23, 2009 at 2:33 PM

Transit ridership is soaring amid concerns about gas prices, an aging population, and greater preference for city living. But public investments just haven't kept pace, and with state and local budgets hurting from the recession, ...READ»

CAREER PLANNING | Comment

Relaunch!

BY Lucy McCauley
Relevancy Score: 79
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:15 AM

Unit of OneREAD»

SALES + MARKETING | 5 comments

Mobile Marketing: It's Here and It's Real

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 71
Tue Nov 4, 2003 at 4:53 PM

Peter Fuller is the executive director of the Mobile Marketing Association. Carrie Himelfarb works as VP of sales for Vindigo. Nihal Mehta is president of ipsh! Mike Troiano is senior vice president of business development for ...READ»

CLIENT | Comment

Summertime and the Networking Is Easy

BY Julie Sue Auslander
Relevancy Score: 68
Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 10:13 AM

Networking is not about how many bunches of business cards you can hand out in the least amount of time. I was at an event last week and someone I didn’t know raced up to the booth, interrupted my conversation (body language ...READ»

BULLET TRAIN | Comment

Will the U.S. Use Japanese Bullet Trains for High Speed Rail?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 56
Wed Jul 1, 2009 at 4:14 PM

Bullet train companies have probably been salivating ever since Obama allocated $8 billion for high speed rail in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. So it comes as no surprise to learn that Central Japan Railway Co. ...READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS | 1 comment

Everything You Need to Know About the Stimulus Is Online

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 45
Tue Feb 3, 2009 at 6:06 PM

If you listen to the news, you'd think that President Obama's $819 billion stimulus package was drawn up in watercolor. What will get funded? Which states will get money? What are the parameters? A new website launched this week ...READ»

ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY | Comment

Disneyland? No Thanks, I'm Going to Environmentaland!

BY Stephanie Schomer
Relevancy Score: 42
Tue Aug 4, 2009 at 11:49 AM

I bet the Griswolds are already packed and ready to go. Environmentaland, the self-proclaimed first eco themed park, opened its doors this month in Hollywood. Said to offer entertainment for adults, kids, students, artists, and pets ...READ»

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Work/Life: Next Flight: Talking or No?

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 41
Fri Jan 25, 2008 at 2:16 PM

One of the last places on the planet to which you can still escape the Internet is in flight. That's about to change. As Jason Fry reports in The Wall Street Journal, the Internet is coming to airplanes. It was inevitable. The big ...READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL | Comment

Grand Central Station

BY Rod Franklin
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:19 AM

In Denver, a mass-transit hub in an antique rail depot.READ»

BUSINESS BOOKS | Comment

Making Tracks

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 40
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:47 AM

Richard Carpenter is mapping every mile of America's railroad system as of 1946. By hand. "It's a story," he says, "that needs to be told."READ»

TRAVEL | Comment

Business Bus?

Relevancy Score: 38
Mon Sep 15, 2003 at 11:59 AM

In an effort to lure customers away from the expensive air shuttle and to out-cheap Amtrak's erratic Acela high-speed train, Fergus McCann wants travelers to take... the bus? Dubbed the LimoLiner, the 28-seat luxury bus service ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | 1 comment

The Lost Picture Show

BY Chuck Salter
Relevancy Score: 33
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:57 AM

It's all in the presentation. With crying babies, bad screens and rude chatter at the theater, maybe Hollywood alone cannot be blamed for the box office slump.READ»

RELATIONSHIPS | 2 comments

Thank You Ma'am, May I Have Another?

BY Harriet Rubin
Relevancy Score: 33
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:37 PM

Harriet Rubin's commentary on the changing nature of sex relations in the business world.READ»

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DC's New Economy World: A Changing Landscape

BY Vanessa Blum
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:32 AM

Fast companies in the DC Metro areaREAD»

TRAVEL | 4 comments

The Commuting Life

Relevancy Score: 30
Thu Dec 2, 2004 at 11:55 AM

E.B. White wrote in "Here is New York"(a timeless must-read for any New Yorker) that there are three kinds of people in New York: residents, tourists, and commuters. I'm in that third category, traveling 40 minutes every morning and ...READ»

ANTENNA | Comment

Two Mobile Should-Haves For Road Warriors

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 28
Thu Jun 5, 2008 at 7:05 PM

I don't normally consider myself a road warrior, but when my 92-year-old grandmother suggested I get an air miles card, I began to reevaluate. She's right -- I've been out of town almost every week for the last several months, ...READ»

OBAMA | 11 comments

Coming Soon: America's High-Speed Rail Network

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 25
Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 3:17 PM

Efficient high-speed rail networks are already staple of many European and Asian countries. President Obama outlined an ambitious plan today to bring the United States up to speed--literally. It won't be cheap.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

The Man Who Invented 1-800

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 23
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:49 PM

Roy Weber, a wry 52-year-old ATT scientist, is the man responsible for 1-800 Nation.READ»

WORK/LIFE | Comment

New Rules of the Road

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 19
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:13 AM

What's it like up there, where legroom and stale peanuts used to be our biggest concerns? How are travelers navigating the new airport restrictions? Do you really need to check in two hours early? Share your firsthand accounts of airline travel today.READ»

BUSINESS TRAVEL | 1 comment

Airport to Downtown Transportation Trials

BY Donna Williams
Relevancy Score: 18
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:46 PM

Around the United States, trains and subways are pulling into stations at the airport. And it may be better option for the airport-to-city leg of your journey.READ»

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