Recent Streetsblog USA posts about bus

The Brake: Where Do Great Bus Stops Come From — And How Do We Get More Of Them?

By Streetsblog | Apr 12, 2022 | No Comments

The United States have a lot more sorry stops than good ones — and to understand how these wonderful waiting areas bucked the trend, we brought in an expert for some game-time commentary.

America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Bus Stop Behemoths

By Streetsblog | Mar 18, 2022 | No Comments

As we continue our quest to find America's best bus stop, we thought we'd bend the rules just a bit and take a look at bus stations — some of which serve a few other types of transit, too.

A tomato-shaped bus stop in Nagasaki, Japan. Image: STA3816, CC

These Aren’t America’s Best Bus Stops … But We Still Love Them

By Streetsblog | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments

You still have a little time to submit your nomination for our America's Best Bus Stops contest — and we've got a little last-minute inspiration for you.

Talking Headways Podcast: A Grassroots Bus-Network Redesign

By Jeff Wood | Feb 3, 2022 | No Comments

This week we feature a chat between Carlos Cruz-Casas, assistant director of Miami Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works, and Grace Perdomo, executive director of Miami's Transit Alliance, about the Better Bus Project, an advocacy-led, community-driven redesign of the Miami-Dade bus network.

Opinion: The Bus Driver Shortage is an Emergency

By Jarrett Walker | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

Many US transit agencies are looking at devastating service cuts due to a shortage of bus drivers. And there's something simple but powerful that sustainable transportation advocates can do about it.

Image: Trevor Littlewood via Creative Commons

$73B(!) Bill Would Finally Give E-Buses Their Due

By Kea Wilson | May 6, 2021 | No Comments

A new bill would give (almost) the same amount of funding to transit agencies to electrify nation’s bus fleet as President Biden promised to private drivers to electrify their cars.

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