Page 28 RAIN Summer 1996 Volume XV, Number 1 Cfransit A_dvocac~ The American Public Transit Association has come out with a practical reference guide for advocates and planners alike. The 1994-95 Transit Fact Book will show you how much it will cost to improve your bus service, how much is saved by using transit and much more. Free from American Public Transit Association, 1201 New York Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 898-400Q. Transit operators in several European cities encourage ridership via co-sponsorship with hotels, department stores, major employer contracts and local taxi operators. In one city, free bus passes are given out to hotel patrons. Citizen advocates could surely sign on local businesses. After an initial trial period, Karlsruhe, Germany is increasing the number of dual mode commuter rail cars. These rail cars can use both urban lightrail/streetcar tracks and heavy-gauge, interurban railway tracks. The urban lightrail network is automatically extended to the areas within the city already covered by normal long-distance rail lines, saving costly duplication. Furthermore, the dual cars can give riders the convenience of reaching out-of-city destinations like the weekend favorite Black Forest resort area, without the hassle of transfers to heavy-gauge rail cars. The Transportation Research Board is looking into the convertibility of the rail cars for North American application. Source: Public Innovation Abroad. \Bike Co[umn Sources Auto-free Ottawa, Box 57006, 797 Somerset Street, West, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 1A1, Canada (614) 234-0943. Subscriptions: $20 Canadian dollars/year. Email to Majordomo@flora.ocunix.on.ca. Bicyclist Advocacy Bulletin, The League of American Bicyclists, 190 W. Ostend St, Suite 120, Baltimore, MD 21230, (410) 539-3399. Network News, The Bicycle Network, PO Box 8194, Philadelphia, PA 19101, (215) 222-1253. If you send editor John Dowlin original copies of unusual bike articles1 he'll send you a copy of this compendium magazine. No Sweat News, PO Box 10346, Olympia, WA 98502, (206) 352-1753, fax 352-8526. Paving Moratorium Update, PO Box 4347, Arcata, CA 95521, (707) 826-7775. Membership is $30/year. People Power Update (Issue 21), 226 Jeter Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Membership is $10/year. 'Public Innovation Abroad, 444 N. Capitol St, NW, Suite 345, Washington, DC 20001, (202) 434-4850. $40/year.
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