Transit
Basics
Indianapolis’s Transit Investment is Starting to Pay Off
More service = more riders. The patterns holds true in Indy, which is ramping up transit service.
September 12, 2018
The Motor City’s New Transportation Plan is a Breath of Fresh Air
Detroit's new five-year transportation plan is all about making the city better for transit ridership, pedestrians and cyclists.
September 11, 2018
Why Is Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Playing Games with Transit?
Seattle Mayor may kill a nearly-shovel ready transit project that experts say offers a respectable returns and needed service.
September 10, 2018
Phoenix City Council Moves to Hijack Transit Money for Roads
In 2015, Phoenix voters overwhelmingly approved $17 billion for light rail and buses. Now the City Council might snatch it away for roads.
August 31, 2018
The Best Tool for Reducing Traffic Deaths? More Transit!
There's a clear relationship between transit use and reduced traffic deaths. So why do federal safety efforts ignore it?
August 29, 2018
Trump’s Federal Transit Administration Has Gone Rogue
More evidence from the GAO that under Trump, federal officials are obstructing programs intended to improve transit in American cities.
August 22, 2018
TSA Brings Body Scanning to Transit Stations
Body scans as you enter the train are coming to a city near you. But the safety benefits are questionable.
August 17, 2018
The Columbus Bus Network Redesign Boosted Ridership
At a time when transit ridership is down nationally, Columbus's COTA is up 3.6 percent in June.
August 14, 2018
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
August 13, 2018
The Atlanta Suburbs May Finally Be on Board for Transit
Gwinnett County lawmakers approved a tax-hike referendum for the March ballot on Tuesday, the latest group of Hot 'Lanta pols to realize that mass transit can defeat growth-choking traffic.
August 1, 2018
