Transit
Basics
Why Are We Still Waiting for Electric Buses?
In China, fleets of super-efficient electric buses roam cities. In the U.S. we're just getting started.
December 7, 2018
Free Public Transit! (Sorry, It’s in Luxembourg)
The movement for free transit is gaining ground in Europe — and, maybe, here.
December 6, 2018
Tampa Voters Supported Transit Measure — But Sore Losers Want to Overturn it
Yet again, there's a Koch brothers connection.
December 5, 2018
Trump Finally Releasing Transit Cash
Trump's Federal Transit Administration is finally releasing long-ago-approved funding for major projects.
November 29, 2018
Trump’s Infrastructure Games Threaten NY
Donald Trump has been threatening to derail the nation's largest metro economy as leverage to get his border wall.
November 29, 2018
Toronto Cleared Cars Off a Major Transit Corridor — And it Worked!
Once the street was closed to cars, about 20,000 additional streetcar riders materialized practically overnight.
November 13, 2018
Election 2018: The Koch Brothers Lost Big in Tampa Last Night
A grassroots-led push for trails, sidewalks and transit funding in Hillsborough County was successful despite opposition backed by the Koch brothers.
November 7, 2018
D.C. Metro Seeks Better Service, Fare Cuts to Stop Ridership Death Spiral
Cheaper fares. More service. The D.C. Metro board finally has a plan that promises to reverse ridership declines the struggling agency.
October 29, 2018
The Movement for More Equitable Transit Fares
Discounted fares for low-income riders are becoming the norm for progressive cities.
October 26, 2018
Transit Agencies are Changing Their Approach to Homelessness
Rather than arresting homeless riders, transit agencies using kinder, gentler policies to address the root causes of the problem.
October 26, 2018
