Intercity Bus Service Increasingly Popular

Miller-McCune by Sara Barbour | Sep. 15, 2009 (Special Report)
Intercity bus service is on the rebound in the U.S. thanks to some spiffy new competitors, but only half the country has gotten on board so far.

With lower fuel emissions than planes, downtown access to rival trains and lower prices than either alternative, could buses be the future of intercity travel? Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Sep 15, 2009 - 9:51 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review), Rosanne Schepers (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Sep 15, 2009 - 9:51 AM PDT

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Sep. 15, 2009

I had high hopes for this article, but it disappointed. 1) I think she's wrong about Megabus starting this trend. I'm pretty sure it was Chinatown bus companies that introduced inexpensive intercity bus travel on the East coast. 2) There's no discussion of the green angle on this, nor how the airline and rail industries are responding.

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Rosanne Schepers
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 by Rosanne Schepers - Sep. 16, 2009

I wouldn't say it is quality journalism, since the writer's opinion is pretty dominant in the article. It's almost an add for bus transportation.

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