Talking Headways Podcast: When Relatives Take Transit, You Ride Too

By Jeff Wood
Mar 28, 2017

This week’s guest is Darnell Grisby, director of policy development and research at the American Public Transportation Association. We discuss the national drop in transit ridership, who rides transit in the United States, and federal policy going forward. Darnell also talks about new technologies that might be coming to transit agencies, including autonomous buses, better payment systems, and more.

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Cliff’s Notes on the Transit Changes in MAP-21

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 13, 2012

The FTA has put out a helpful guide [PDF] to the changes to public transit policy in MAP-21, the new transportation bill that takes effect October 1. Three cheers to the agency for making the changes easy to see with their tracked-changes format. While there are a lot of adjustments within the transit section, overall […]

With Ridership on the Rise, Will Congress Step Up and Invest in Transit?

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