Transit
Basics
Miami’s Golden Opportunity to Bring Commuter Rail Downtown
Opportunities like this don't come around very often. Traffic-clogged Miami is tantalizingly close to a commuter rail extension that would link its northern suburbs to the heart of downtown. But the city needs to secure $30 million in the next few months to make it happen.
March 31, 2015
U.S. Transit Ridership Continued Upward Climb in 2014, Thanks to NYC
Transit ridership continued to climb in American cities last year, even as gas prices sank. The American Public Transit Association is out with new data on the number of transit trips in the United States -- 10.8 billion in 2014, the highest in 58 years.
March 9, 2015
Koch Brothers Loom Over Maryland’s Purple Line Fight
Look whose envoy has been dispatched to undermine Maryland's Purple Line. Once again, Randal O'Toole of the Koch brothers-funded Cato Institute has been deployed to attack a light rail project in distress.
February 26, 2015
Maryland Gov Larry Hogan Plays Chicken With Purple Line Funding
Newly elected Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says he's putting off bids on the Purple Line light rail project in an attempt to cut costs, but the delay could also jeopardize the whole project by putting federal funding at risk.
February 24, 2015
Atlanta Streetcar’s Early Ridership Numbers Disappoint
The first batch of numbers are in for ridership on Atlanta's brand new $98 million, 2.7-mile downtown streetcar -- and the project is off to a rocky start.
February 20, 2015
St. Louis Stunner Runs Away With the Vote for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop
In the end, it was never even close. This bus stop on Lindbergh Boulevard in suburban St. Louis won wire-to-wire in the voting for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America.
February 13, 2015
Despite Problems, Boston’s MBTA Should Continue to Expand
Cross posted from the Frontier Group.
February 12, 2015
Technology Can Help People Go Car-Free, But Don’t Forget the Basics
Last week, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group released a ranking of the top 10 cities for "wired" transportation, where newer technologies like bike-share, real-time transit data, and app-based ride-hailing services are helping people get around without a car. After rating 70 metro areas based on the availability of 11 different technologies, Austin came out on top.
February 9, 2015
It’s Time to Vote for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America
We asked you to point us to the nation's worst bus stops and you answered. After receiving dozens of nominees from our readers, Streetsblog editors narrowed the pool down to eight very sorry bus stops.
February 6, 2015
It’s “Transit Christmas” for These Bus and Train Projects in Obama’s Budget
In addition to the broad strokes of transportation policy outlined by the White House yesterday, the Obama administration also put out a much more specific proposal: the list of transit expansion projects recommended for funding in fiscal year 2016. Jeff Wood of The Overhead Wire and Talking Headways fame called it "Transit Christmas."
February 3, 2015