Streetcars
Can the D.C. Region Substitute Rail With Buses?
Instead of splashy new rail projects, the D.C. region wants to refocus around the bus. But will it work?
July 18, 2025
STUDY: Streetcars Symbolize the Dangers of ‘Colorblind’ Transit Planning
Transit can be a powerful tool for mobility justice — but if we're not deliberate, it can be a tool for reinforcing white supremacy, too.
October 26, 2020
Streetsies 2019: The Transportation Plan of the Year!
As we close 2019, it is time to recognize the street designs that made our communities more livable and safer.
December 31, 2019
Pushing For A Fare-r Deal For Riders
Transit can raise ridership and improve service while avoiding regressive fare hikes, experts say.
October 11, 2019
Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar
Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.
September 19, 2019
The Spectacular Benefits of Tactical Urbanism
Better safety. Faster journeys. Higher ridership. A review of 20 temporary, low-cost demonstrations finds huge benefits.
September 11, 2019
President Trump Has Starved Transit Agencies of $854M
Administration delay tactics have made applying for transit construction funding much more costly and difficult.
July 17, 2019
How Tampa Tripled Ridership on its Streetcar
Free fares and more service led to big ridership boosts in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Would it scale?
April 8, 2019
Streetcars and Development: It’s Complicated
A new study finds that modern streetcar systems are not great as engines of development.
November 27, 2018
Should Seattle Extend Its Streetcar?
Like other cities that have built low-ridership streetcars, Seattle is facing a choice: keep throwing money at a mode of transportation that hasn't paid off, or stick with it in the hopes that more people will ride routes that connect more places.
July 2, 2018
