Transit
Basics
Why Mobility as a Service Needs a Proper Platform
The public clearly has an appetite for mobility as a service. People want to plan, book and pay for various forms of transport via a digital platform. But mobility service providers are actors in search of a stage.
May 4, 2021
COVID-19 Could End Our Dependence on Cars — If We ‘Build Back Better’
Achieving an outcome that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring the development of safe and healthy cities, will require policy-makers and activists to act decisively. Our research on a general theory of car dependence suggests a few ways that they can do this.
April 27, 2021
Pedestrians Banned from Coliseum Vaccination Site
April 22, 2021
Needed: A Federal Program to Boost Transit Service
On March 13, 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, the Federal Transit Administration responded to the emergency by enabling transit agencies to spend federal funds to run buses and trains. It was a break with longstanding policy.
April 22, 2021
And the Sorriest Bus Stop in North America Is…
Hint: North America has a new l’arrêt d’autobus le plus désolant.
April 19, 2021
Op-Ed: A Case for Seamless Transit
April 13, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Chicago vs. Staten Island
We're rounding out the final four with two stops in major cities that are also major-league messes.
April 9, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Québec City vs. Lower Merion Township
We're down to the final four in our quest to find the sorriest bus stop around — and this time, we've got an international incident on our hands.
April 8, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS 2021: Albuquerque vs. Staten Island
Both of the contenders in our final Elite Eight match-up are a little frightening — and not just because of all the drivers racing within inches of the stop.
April 6, 2021
SORRIEST BUS STOPS: Narberth vs. Pittsburgh
Today, we're pitting our two surviving contenders from PA against each other, and calling on every transit agency in the Quaker State (and yours) to be a better friend to its riders.
April 1, 2021
