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Check out Seattle’s New Subway!*

*...but only for stormwater runoff, not people. And considering that cars, trucks, roads and parking lots for cars are responsible for half of stormwater volumes — and contribute most to toxic runoff — why are households that don't even drive paying to keep other's waste from polluting sensitive waterways?

May 13, 2025

Friday Video: Where Was the First Public Bus Route in the World?

...and which surprising historical figure helped launch it?

May 9, 2025

How One Suburb is Using Transit to Transform Into a True City

A Washington State suburb may be poised to evolve into a true transit-oriented hub – and offer lessons for other bedroom communities, even during an anti-transit era.

May 8, 2025

This Philadelphia Council Member Wants To Stand Up to Trump By Investing in Mobility For the Poorest

We sat down with Council Member Nicolas O'Rourke to talk about how he wants to build on the city's Zero Fare pilot — and why prioritizing the poor is more essential now than ever.

April 23, 2025

Friday Video: Ken Jennings Has a Web Series About Transit!

Jeopardy's host and most famous player is a big fan of the bus — and he's helping educate his fellow Washingtonians about why they should be, too.

April 18, 2025

Update: Philadelphia Did NOT Eliminate America’s Best Free Transit Program!

The City of Brotherly Love has been giving free rides of tens of thousands of low-income residents — but the money might be about to dry up.

April 9, 2025

Advocates Resist SF Transit Cuts

Is this a transit-first city? Or a cut-transit-first city?

March 18, 2025

How Climate Change Is Hurting Transit Ridership

Transit isn't only a key solution to confronting climate change; it's also one of its victims.

March 12, 2025

Four Easy Ways to Fight Back Against Trump’s Transit Attacks Right Now

Overwhelmed by the onslaught of bad federal transportation news? Here are four concrete ways you can start fighting back — and some tools to help you do it.

March 5, 2025

Trump Policies and Interruptions Put Transit Infrastructure Projects at Risk

"This administration has been really clear that they don't want to fund projects that cut carbon emissions. What they want to do is to take out the green stuff."

February 21, 2025