Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transit

The North Houston Highway Improvement Project will expand already vast swaths of highway
through the middle of Houston, displacing homes and businesses and dividing communities.
Image: Texas Dept. of Transportation

Boondoggles: Nine Projects That Should Not Happen

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 18, 2019 | 9 Comments

Here's the thing with highway expansion projects: They're big. They're expensive. And they have limited benefit. Our friends at US PIRG present their annual report.

Amtrak hopes to restore its Sunset Limited line connecting New Orleans and Mobile within two years.

Roll Tide! Amtrak to Return to Gulf Coast

By Aaron Short | Jun 12, 2019 | 5 Comments

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.

3rd Street bus lane in San Francisco. Photo: SFMTA

The Magic of Red Painted Bus Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 7, 2019 | 9 Comments

More cities should be using this inexpensive and effective tool to speed bus service already.

Houston is looking to extend light rail service in its $7.5 billion transit plan

Houston Has a Rail Solution to Traffic

By Aaron Short | Jun 5, 2019 | 11 Comments

Houston, we have a solution: Rail.

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans at the end of a 2.5 hour bus commute. Photo: Warren Evans

Racial Shifts Are Changing the Transit Landscape

By Angie Schmitt | May 30, 2019 | 7 Comments

Mostly all white suburban counties that once rejected transit are now diverse and on the verge of embracing it.

Rural areas often have jobs, but very little transit. Photo: America 2050

Study: Better Transit Helps Latinos Live Healthier Lives

By Aaron Short | May 21, 2019 | 5 Comments

Two dynamics are at work for Latinos — and both have negative effects.

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