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Talking Headways Podcast: No More Transit Hunger Games
This week Dan Baer, senior vice president at WSP, talks with Kevin Corbett, president and CEO of New Jersey Transit. In this one-on-one conversation, Baer and Corbett talk about NJ Transit’s response to the pandemic, bus electrification, new technologies, and much more.
July 29, 2021
Americans Want Green School Buses, But Congress Sells Them Short
Most Americans agree its past time to green the nation's fleet of yellow school buses, a new survey finds — but Congress keeps whittling down funding for this common sense, bipartisan priority.
July 26, 2021
Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses
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.
May 6, 2021
And the Sorriest Bus Stop in North America Is…
Hint: North America has a new l’arrêt d’autobus le plus désolant.
April 19, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021 — The Finals: Québec City vs. Staten Island
After hundreds of nominations and 14 hard-fought battles, we're finally down to the last two sorry stops standing. And we need your help to determine which one deserves the title of the worst waiting area in North America — or should we say Amérique du Nord?
April 13, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Staten Island
We're rounding out the final four with two stops in major cities that are also major-league messes.
April 9, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Québec City vs. Lower Merion Township
We're down to the final four in our quest to find the sorriest bus stop around — and this time, we've got an international incident on our hands.
April 8, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Albuquerque vs. Staten Island
Both of the contenders in our final Elite Eight match-up are a little frightening — and not just because of all the drivers racing within inches of the stop.
April 6, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Orinda
Pretty much every sorry stop in this contest puts the squeeze on its riders — but these two Atrocious Eight contenders really put their passengers between a rock and a hard place.
April 5, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS: Narberth vs. Pittsburgh
Today, we're pitting our two surviving contenders from PA against each other, and calling on every transit agency in the Quaker State (and yours) to be a better friend to its riders.
April 1, 2021
