Monday’s Headlines: Labor Day Edition
We are going to eschew labor on Labor Day, so check back with us tomorrow. Thanks.
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Larry Hanley: Part-Time Labor Won’t Save American Transit
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Streetsblog sat down last week with Larry Hanley, the president of the Amalgamated Transit Union and member of the AFL-CIO executive council. Yesterday, we published the first part of our interview, focusing on movement-building around transit. Here, we had a vigorous discussion about union rules and Buy America provisions that are the subject of some […]
Concrete Proposals for Raising Gas Tax Finally on the Table
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After a lot of vague talk about transportation revenues since the passage of MAP-21 — “everything is on the table” and “we need to think outside the box” — real proposals are finally being presented. A few months ago, House Transportation Committee Chair Bill Shuster told me, “The surest way to kill something is to […]
Ofo Exits Camden in a Cautionary Tale About Venture-Funded Bike-Share
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What happened in Camden highlights a major risk when cities work with bike-share companies that reveal so little about their operations and finances.
Driver Shortages Causing Transit Delays Nationwide
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Many agencies struggle to attract bus drivers, who are often paid too little to afford housing in the areas they serve. It's a vicious cycle.
To Get Drivers to Yield, St. Paul Uses Psych Trick
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A multi-phased experiment in St. Paul increased driver yielding to pedestrians from 32 to more than 70 percent. And it decreased unsafe passing of yielding cars 10 fold.