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Op-Ed: How Transit Activists Can Win — A Primer
If you’re a transit rider in just about any American city, chances are the service you rely on falls somewhere between not-great and awful. The closest bus may only run once an hour, your train may be constantly delayed, or you may feel like the simple act of crossing the street to reach the bus stop is not worth the risk. To make matters worse, it often seems like no one in a position of power cares.
December 17, 2019
Beating Victim: Don’t Add Subway Police for Me!
December 16, 2019
Ticketing Injured Cyclist is a New Low for NYPD
November 27, 2019
Op-Ed: What America Gets Wrong about Fare Evasion
There’s a moralistic discourse in the United States about fare evasion on public transport that makes it about every issue other than public transport or fares. It’s a proxy for lawlessness, for police racism, for public safety, for poverty. In lieu of treating it as a big intra-urban culture war, I am going to talk about best practices from the perspective of limiting revenue loss to a minimum.
November 26, 2019
Op-Ed: Hey, Reporters, Stop Blaming Crashes on the Victims
A new academic paper argues that a shift away from the victim-blaming of most news coverage of traffic crashes involving pedestrians could improve the lackluster policy debate around vehicle violence.
November 18, 2019
Why We Formed the Future of Transportation Caucus
Reps. Pressley, Garcia and Takano outline the need for a new federal vision.
November 14, 2019
Op-Ed: How Cities Should Regulate Scooters
October 29, 2019
Op-Ed: What Flying Ubers Mean For the Future
Really? Flying taxis? Why don't we just make real transit better?
August 26, 2019
Op-Ed: A Lesson from Israel on How to Double Bus Ridership in U.S. Cities
What can U.S. cities learn from Herzliya’s unexpected success at significantly increasing bus ridership?
April 29, 2019
Auto Worship Still a Sign of the Times
When the Supreme Court held this week that the Environmental Protection Agency does, in fact, possess the latitude to protect the environment, the New York Times called it "a victory for a world whose environment seems increasingly threatened by climate change."
April 4, 2007