Public Transportation
Report: To Make Transit Safe, Rethink Transit Cops
Transit agencies need to do more to make sure their networks are comprehensively safe — and that may include reforming, defunding, or outright removing police from these critical public spaces, a new report argues.
July 13, 2021
U.S. Finally Gets First Mobility as a Service Platform
Pittsburgh just became the first U.S. community where every resident can feasibly and affordably trade their private cars for an app.
July 9, 2021
REPORT: Here’s Where People of Color Can’t Access Opportunity Without A Car
Even the most transit-rich cities in America are significantly less accessible without a car for the low-income and people of color, a new analysis finds.
June 17, 2021
Advocates Overjoyed with New and Improved INVEST Act
It's “arguably the most transformative transportation bill of our lifetimes,” one advocate said.
June 11, 2021
Interview: Tammy Duckworth Insists Every U.S. Transit Station Must Be Accessible
A groundbreaking new bill would help make every transit station in America accessible to American residents with disabilities — and stop critical accessibility improvements from being put off a moment longer.
May 20, 2021
Massive $73B Bill Would Finally Boost E-Buses
A new bill would give (almost) the same amount of funding to transit agencies to electrify nation’s bus fleet as President Biden promised to private drivers to electrify their cars.
May 6, 2021
How To Get Young Riders on Intercity Rail
Why doesn’t Amtrak offer a discounted rail pass for youth?
April 23, 2021
Needed: A Federal Program to Boost Transit Service
On March 13, 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, the Federal Transit Administration responded to the emergency by enabling transit agencies to spend federal funds to run buses and trains. It was a break with longstanding policy.
April 22, 2021
And the Sorriest Bus Stop in North America Is…
Hint: North America has a new l’arrêt d’autobus le plus désolant.
April 19, 2021
Commentary: California Needs a Night Train Now
April 14, 2021
