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Seattle Transit Agencies Move Toward Mobile Ticketing

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 2, 2016 | No Comments

We have the technology to make transit fare payment faster and more convenient. Agencies around the world are making progress on fare collection innovations that improve riders' experience -- with benefits like shorter trip times, getting more transit trips for your buck, and demystifying the process of buying a fare for new riders.

Getting On-Street Parking Tech Right

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 1, 2016 | 2 Comments

Getting the price of on-street parking right is important for commercial areas in cities. Setting prices to ensure that about one space per block remains open reduces double-parking, cuts down on unnecessary traffic, and can speed up buses as a result.

Langley Park, a suburb of Washington, D.C., was built around cars. But many current residents rely on walking, and the street environment puts them at risk. Photo: Google Street View

Old Places Built for Driving Are Failing New Residents Who Don’t Own Cars

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 30, 2016 | No Comments

Langley Park in Prince George's County, outside Washington, D.C., took on its current form when World War II vets moved there in large numbers, aspiring to the suburban lifestyle: a single-family house with a yard.

Only one side of this one-way traffic funnel in Kansas City has sidewalks. Photo: Brent Hugh

Kansas City Doesn’t Need New Roads — It Needs Sidewalks

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 29, 2016 | No Comments

Kansas City is considering an $800 million bond to repair infrastructure. Before any shovels get in the ground, the advocacy group BikeWalkKC wants to lay down some ground rules to ensure the investment is well-spent.

What Seattle’s Doing to Help Poor Residents Afford Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 28, 2016 | No Comments

Transit is an incredibly affordable way to get around, but for people struggling to make ends meet, fares are still difficult to pay for.

Car-share usage declined in 2015. What's going on? Graph: Susan Shaheen and Adam Cohen via Transportationist

Signs That the Car-Share Industry Is Losing Steam

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 23, 2016 | No Comments

Back in 2013, when Avis purchased Zipcar, car-share seemed like the wave of the future. But is the industry already peaking? David Levinson, a transportation engineering professor who has been bullish about car-sharing in the past, notes at Transportist that Car2Go is pulling out of Minneapolis. Is this a sign of wider problems with the car-share business model or […]

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