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Riders Haven’t Abandoned Transit During COVID — They’re Taking Fewer Trips: Report
A new report reveals major ramifications for cities and for BIPOC communities that rely heavily on transit and have borne the brunt of COVID-19 both as patients and as essential workers.
October 15, 2020
President Trump’s ‘Anarchist’ Declaration Could Cost Transit Funds to Three Big Cities
October 14, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines to Get You Over the Hump
More good news from Europe and more bad news at home. Don't shoot the messenger.
October 14, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines to Really Start the Week
The battle to rein in Uber and Lyft heats up in Cali — while New York City's transit system goes deeper into the red. Plus all the other headlines.
October 13, 2020
Monday’s ‘Holiday’ Headlines
What the heck? A new app lets San Francisco pedestrians broadcast their position to self-driving cars. Plus all the other news from the weekend.
October 12, 2020
Study: Transit Is Failing Non-White Night Shift Workers
Mass transit is a lifeline to opportunity for low income Americans. But most of them live in neighborhoods that are poorly served by buses and trains — especially at night.
October 9, 2020
Talking Headways Podcast: Housing Builds Neighborhoods
Brian O’Looney talks about his new book "Increments of Neighborhood: A Compendium of Built Types for Walkable and Vibrant Communities."
October 8, 2020
Portland Asks: Should Corporations Pay for Transit?
The Portland area is poised to pass a ballot measure that could radically increase pedestrian infrastructure and transit access for communities of color — but opposition is coming from big corporations like Nike, which has virtue signaled Black Lives Matter.
October 8, 2020
Trump Admin Rejects Transit Mask Mandate, Endangering Transport — Again
The Trump administration declined the request from a prominent transit workers' union the same day the President was admitted to a tax payer-funded hospital for coronavirus.
October 7, 2020
Wednesday’s Headlines to Get You Over the Hump
President Trump declines to bail out transit — plus a video of an incredibly crazy bike race in Colombia. And all the other news.
October 7, 2020