Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transit

Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation Insecurity

By Jeff Wood | May 12, 2022 | No Comments

This week, Alix Gould-Werth of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and Alex Murphy, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, talk about their transportation security index.

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Feds’ Safety Review Could Impact Local Governance Over Boston Transit

By Christian MilNeil | May 10, 2022 | No Comments

An “extremely concerned” federal agency will increase its oversight over the the T, and advocates worry that the move could severely constrain the T’s ability to plan for its future. “The potential is basically a federal takeover where suits from D.C. basically come in to run the place,” warns Brian Kane, the Executive Director of […]

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City Official Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 3, 2022 | No Comments

We always assume more transit means more equity. But a progressive planning commissioner apparently disagrees, sparking quite a conversation.

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Witnessing a Transit-Last City

By Roger Rudick | Apr 28, 2022 | No Comments

Advocate relates his experience of watching bus passengers being left to wait while police prioritized people in private cars

Why You Should Never Sit Next to a Breakaway Post

By Michel Durand-Wood | Apr 19, 2022 | No Comments

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on Strong Towns and the Dear Winnipeg blog and is republished with permission. It is focused on Winnipeg, Canada, but the policies and infrastructure it discusses are relevant to the United States as well. It seems like every time there’s a news piece about a traffic collision […]

And America’s Best Bus Stop Is …

By Streetsblog | Apr 18, 2022 | No Comments

After a nail-biting battle between two fantastic New England nominees, we have a new title-holder.

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