Yonah Freemark
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Who Benefits from Trump ‘Birthrate’ Funding Scheme? Wealthier, Whiter Drivers
This prioritization lacks evidence of how it will meet the memo’s stated purpose to “bolster the American economy and benefit the American people.”
February 11, 2025
Yonah’s List: All the Transit Expansion in the United States in 2024
A review of 2024 — plus a look at the light rail, metro, and bus rapid transit projects planned to open in 2025.
January 9, 2025
Room for Improvement: What New York’s Subway System Can Learn from Cities Around the World
New York’s subway was once an international model of modernity. But it's not anymore.
Agencies Need to Use Federal Funding to Buy Land for Transit Oriented Development
Transit agencies do not prioritize transit-adjacent housing development often because they lack funding to acquire land.
February 29, 2024
What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Won’t — Do For Sustainable Transportation
September 23, 2022
