Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transit

Midday Transit Demand Staying Relatively High During COVID

By Jarrett Walker | May 29, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s note: this article originally appeared on Human Transit and is republished here with permission. Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall. This chart is from […]

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MBTA Takes Small Steps to Improve Fare Equity

By Christian MilNeil | May 27, 2020 | No Comments

Boston's transit overseers approved some small-but-significant changes in the agency’s fare policies at a meeting last week to improve fare equity for minority and low-income riders.

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Op-Ed: Rush Hour Is Over – So What Comes Next?

By Christian MilNeil | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

If we keep equity, sustainability, public health, and livability as our guiding principles, we can build a better world, even if it looks a little different than our vision from a few months ago.

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Op-Ed: Social Distancing and Public Transit

By Amos Haggiag | May 21, 2020 | No Comments

When it comes to bus service, transit agencies facing a huge challenge — one whose success will make or break the urban economy.

Tuesday’s Headlines From Around the Nation

By Blake Aued | May 12, 2020 | No Comments

More and more reports of a coming carmaggeddon. That plus the rest of the day's news, simply by clicking the headline above.

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Could COVID-19 Unite Transit Agencies?

By Roger Rudick | May 11, 2020 | No Comments

The transit crisis underscores the need for rational fares and funding, but is also forcing lawmakers to delay a legislative push

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