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America’s Best Bus Stops Championship: Boston vs. Portland, Maine
Our final America's Best Bus Stop battle is a bit of a David and Goliath story...though our readers might disagree about which stop is really the underdog.
April 8, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops: Small-City Heroes
Here are two small-city stops that stole voters' hearts in round one. Now, they compete against each other.
April 1, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops Semifinals: East Coast Heavyweights
It's Boston vs. Lewes, Delaware as we race to the finals.
March 30, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Public Art Meets Public Transit
An artful bus stop can transform a wearisome wait into an inspiring visit to a micro-museum — and these stops are true masterpieces.
Today, we're looking at three stops that straddle the line between sculpture and public utility, without sacrificing the basics of good benches, shelters, sidewalks and more.
March 24, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops Round 1: Natural Wonders
Great bus stops don't grow on trees — but a lot of them sure do have a lot of greenery.
Today, we're looking at three stops that celebrate the natural world, even when they're planted in the middle of a concrete jungle. And some of them incorporate Mother Nature in some pretty creative ways.
Let's dig right in. (Yes, that is a gardening joke.)
March 22, 2022
America’s Best Bus Stops 2022, Round One: Stops that Do Double Duty
After years and years of sending up sorry stops across America, we're turning our attention to wonderful waiting areas for once.
March 16, 2022
America: Show Us Your Best Bus Stops!
For 2022 only, we're inviting you to send us your submissions for America's Best Bus Stop. Here's how.
March 7, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: A Grassroots Bus-Network Redesign
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.
February 3, 2022
Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Underscores Urgent Need For Fix-It-First Policy
The collapse of a bridge in Pittsburgh is just a preview of potential disasters to come under the new infrastructure legislation, which continues to allow states to prioritize building new capacity for drivers over repairing existing stuff.
January 28, 2022
Wait, What? Does NYC Have the ‘Best’ Transit System in the World?
An otherwise unrelated press conference veers into shaky territory for the new mayor.
January 19, 2022