Transit
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Commentary: Recent Tragedies Another Example of How Dangerous Motorists Threaten Everyone
The press acts as if trains and grade crossings are the problem.
June 29, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future
Why are megaregions so important for the future of our society and the planet?
June 16, 2022
Op-Ed: Why Decarceration Must Be A Part of Transportation Reform
Transit agencies can move from a policing model that seeks to detain, arrest, and imprison people to a system that carefully considers accessibility, affordability, mental health, public health, reentry, safety, and healing. Here's how.
June 15, 2022
THE ASK: Riders Alliance Wants City, State To Attack ‘Root Causes’ of Transit Ills
The key transit advocacy group has a very long list of improvements it wants from Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams, MTA CEO Janno Lieber and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
June 12, 2022
New York City’s Slowest-in-the-Nation Buses are a Poster Child for Failure
And the poster offers the most damning visual symbol for our bus system: turtles!
June 7, 2022
Commentary: Action Items for Reducing Fossil Fuel Use
What personal choices must we make and what policies should we advocate for to cut consumption of petroleum before it completely wrecks our world?
June 1, 2022
Will ‘Autonomous’ Buses Force Drivers Out of a Job — Or Make Them More Important Than Ever?
Automated vehicle technology could improve labor conditions for bus drivers while improving safety and service for transit passengers and city-dwellers alike — but only if regulators act now, a new analysis argues.
May 31, 2022
Car-Friendly Cities Are Not Age-Friendly Cities
Automobiles menace the elderly and make it hard to navigate their environment, keeping them from meaningful connections,
May 30, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: A ‘Communities First’ Infrastructure Alliance
Why this is an important moment for infrastructure equity.
May 19, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Measuring Transportation Insecurity
This week, Alix Gould-Werth of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and Alex Murphy, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan, talk about their transportation security index.
May 12, 2022