Op-Ed: Middle America Won't Survive Losing Amtrak
| | No Comments
Non-coastal states will suffer if Amtrak fails — unless Congress takes action.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Amtrak
Amtrak Allows Bikes on More Trains Throughout New England
| | No Comments
Amtrak has added new in-car luggage racks to accommodate bicycles for more passengers on its Northeast Regional, Hartford Line, Valley Flyer and Downeaster routes. Several of these routes had previously not allowed bikes on their trains at all; the Downeaster had allowed bikes on its trains, but only if passengers were both boarding and disembarking […]
Report: We Must Divert Money from Driving to Transit
| | No Comments
The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.
Too Little, Too Late? A Decade of Transit Investment in the U.S.
| | No Comments
The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. The following article originally appeared on The Transport Politic. It is reposted here with permission. It’s been a busy decade for many cities throughout the U.S. From coast to coast, they’ve been building up […]
Joe Biden Doesn’t Go Far Enough On Transit
| | No Comments
Please wake us when the Democratic 2020 candidates get serious about transit in the 21st century.
Amtrak Wants To Compete With Planes And Roads
| | No Comments
Whaddya know? Amtrak is getting better and better — and may soon be profitable (you read that right!).