Transit
Basics
Vancouver Unveils Boldest Climate Action Plan
The city's plans to put U.S. regions to shame, calling for 90 percent of residents to be in walking distance of "daily needs."
April 25, 2019
What Toronto Learned By Giving Its Streetcar Its Own Lane
You can move more people in crowded cities when you get cars out of the way of more efficient modes — like transit.
April 5, 2019
The Green New Deal Must Prioritize Transit, Group Says
Some early policy recommendations have started to take shape and they are pretty exciting.
April 2, 2019
Phoenix Rail Plan in Danger As Council Swipes Cash
Voters in Phoenix voted overwhelmingly approved a $31-billion light rail system. Now it's in danger of being pillaged for road projects.
March 21, 2019
Finally, a Commercial for Buses that Delivers
Go Transit's ad employs all the well-worn cliches from car commercials in favor of the humble, lovable bus.
March 20, 2019
Trump Administration Continues Funny Business with Transit Funding
About $2.7 billion in funds for transit projects remains in a state of limbo at the Trump U.S. DOT.
March 19, 2019
Tuesday’s Transit Vote is a Big Moment in a Changing Atlanta
The vote is an opportunity to correct mistakes from the past and bring Atlanta's northern suburbs online with transit.
March 18, 2019
Transit Raises Property Values, Lowers Poverty
A Cleveland study found neighborhoods that added transit service was a 3.5-percent increase in property values and a 13-percent decline in poverty.
March 15, 2019
Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Transit, Amtrak
He wants to cut funding for new transit projects 35 percent and slash Amtrak funding. But Congress has ignored him in the past.
March 11, 2019
Want to Grow Transit Ridership? Improve Bus Service
The weakest link is often bus service, but improving it holds the key to maintaining ridership.
March 4, 2019