Transit
Basics
Debate Begins Over the Next U.S. Transportation Funding Bill
June 4, 2020
Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Transit Policing
June 4, 2020
Rush Hour Transit Demand Craters Due to COVID-19 — But Midday Demand Doesn’t
Covid-19 has understandably caused steep declines in public transit demand, but the pattern of that fall is important. Peak (rush hour) demand has fallen much more than all-day demand, mirroring a change in travel demand overall.
May 29, 2020
MBTA Takes Small Steps to Improve Fare Equity
Boston's transit overseers approved some small-but-significant changes in the agency’s fare policies at a meeting last week to improve fare equity for minority and low-income riders.
May 27, 2020
Op-Ed: Rush Hour Is Over – So What Comes Next?
May 26, 2020
Op-Ed: What Does Social Distancing Mean for Public Transit?
May 21, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines From Around the Nation
More and more reports of a coming carmaggeddon. That plus the rest of the day's news, simply by clicking the headline above.
May 12, 2020
Could COVID-19 Unite Transit Agencies?
May 11, 2020
Op-Ed: Public Transit Doesn’t Need Tech Billionaires
May 8, 2020
‘Essential’ Work Demands Put Areas of Color at Risk
While much of the nation is staying at home to minimize the risks of COVID-19 transmission, the essential workers who continue to deliver our basic needs are still commuting to their jobs. That puts them at risk.
April 27, 2020
