Public Transportation
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Believe It Or Not, These Aren’t Even the Sorriest Bus Stops in America
On Wednesday, we'll begin our annual contest to find the worst bus stop in America. Here are the dishonorable mentions.
March 16, 2021
High-Speed Rail: It’s Time to Commit
March 11, 2021
New COVID Relief Bill Is a Strong Start To a Long Transit Recovery
Congress is poised to give the transit industry its most significant lifeline yet in the pandemic, but it may still leave some cities struggling to make it for the long haul, advocates argue.
March 8, 2021
Send Us Your Nominees for the Sorriest Bus Stop!
It's the return of our beloved contest — inspired by the NCAA's March Madness bracket!
March 8, 2021
Opinion: How Elected Officials Can Improve Public Transit: It Starts with Actually Riding the Bus
While local officials debate the best ways to improve their respective transit systems, the truth is that most of them lack a real-world perception of their own local transit systems.
March 4, 2021
What The Next Infrastructure Bill Would Look Like If Cities Were In Charge
If city and regional leaders were the ones writing next federal infrastructure bill, mass transit would be a top priority and highways would be de-emphasized, a new study suggests.
February 16, 2021
Feds Love Cali Bullet Train
February 11, 2021
Did Governor Newsom Forget About Transit Workers in Vaccine Rollout?
January 26, 2021
Four Unanswered Questions about Biden’s Transportation Relief Plan
Transit advocates are applauding President-elect Biden's COVID-19 relief plan, but wonder whether it will be enough to save the green modes that millions of Americans rely on.
January 15, 2021
Study: The U.S. Can Afford to Build More Rail
The persistent myth that it just costs more to build train lines in the U.S. than it does abroad is mostly bunk, a new analysis finds — but costs quickly balloon when we start building them underground, for reasons that researchers can't yet fully explain.
December 18, 2020
