Oklahoma Gets Serious About Transit Sooner Than Later
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Oklahoma — where the transit comes whipping down the plains.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Trains
Roll Tide! Amtrak to Return to Gulf Coast
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It's one of the few Amtrak projects that Republicans support, citing its potential for economic development in the region and for making it easier for tourists and business leaders to get around.
As Highway and Air Travel Slump, Intercity Train Trips Increase
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If your holiday plans happen to include taking the train to another city, you’re in good company. As has been widely reported, Amtrak has broken ridership records throughout the year. A total of 31.2 million passengers boarded Amtrak trains in the fiscal year that ended September 30; that’s an increase of 3.5 percent over the […]
Explaining the Psychological Appeal of Rail Over Buses
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An often-remarked-upon phenomenon in the transit world is the preference, perceived or otherwise, for rail over buses. But this tendency has not been well understood. A pair of recent European case studies delved into this issue, and their findings help illuminate the psychology behind what many have observed. In the first study, set in Germany, […]
The Last Mile: How Bike-Ped Improvements Can Connect People to Transit
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Whether it’s just a short walk down the street or a five-mile bike ride, the journey between home and station is a major factor in people’s decision to take public transit. For the transit officials and livability advocates gathered at the Rail~Volution conference this week, that key piece of the journey is known as the […]
Taking Greyhound? Papers, Please.
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Transportation options for undocumented immigrants are becoming narrower and narrower in the U.S. Whatever you may think of immigration policy, there are about 11 million people living in the shadows in this country who have ever fewer ways to get around. Immigration agents have been boarding Greyhound buses to nab undocumented immigrants, according to a […]