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Friday Video: The Largest U.S. City With No Transit

Can communities really keep people moving without fixed-route transit? Find out on this visit to Texas.

In Arlington, transit is vans on demand.

|Photo: YouTube

Can communities really keep people moving without fixed-route transit? YouTuber Classy Whale found out on a recent visit to Arlington, Texas, which, with a population of 404,000, is the largest U.S. city with no trains, no scheduled buses, and no guarantee that the region's on-demand microtransit service will be there when you need it.

It's a thoughtful take on the merits and limitations of app-based transit, a funny takedown of "minivan-oriented development," and an epic quest to eat some Ethiopian-Texan barbecue all in one.

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