Many transit agencies are facing looming budget shortfalls as federal relief money dries up and ridership has stabilized well below pre-COVID levels. Now is the moment to completely rethink how we fund transit.
Read MoreWe took a look at two billion-dollar highway expansion projects on the table in the Empire State and suggest other ways to spend the money that both improve people’s lives and help to lower emissions.
Read MoreJordan Neely’s tragic and avoidable death requires that we move beyond policing-only strategies and the demonization of struggling people, and towards a holistic picture of transit safety.
There’s no doubt electric buses are good. But the people who plan, schedule, and operate transit systems are worried about the push for electrification, and for good reason.
Austin voters approved Proposition A, an 8.74-cent property tax to fund $7.1 billion of planned transit investments in the state capital of the Lone Star State, in November 2020, culminating decades of transit advocacy. Then the real work started
After a 10-year tenure, David Bragdon, TransitCenter’s Executive Director, is stepping down.
Read MoreAs transit agencies grapple with significant ridership losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, many are looking to bring back riders by selling fare passes in bulk to employers, schools, and other large institutions.
Read MoreAs part of our exploration into what our Equity Dashboard reveals about transit access in the seven highest ridership U.S. cities, this blog post takes a deeper look at Washington D.C.
Read MoreThis post was written by guest contributor James Brasuell. Across the nation, many state-level elected officials talk about reducing transportation...
Read MoreA four-part series on the challenges facing the transit industry’s central office workforce. Read parts one, two, and three. By...
Our Equity Dashboard evaluates how well Boston residents could access essential destinations like healthcare, jobs, and grocery stores via public transit from February 2020 through early August 2022.
Read MoreJobs in transit have the potential to make a big impact, but people will only stick around for so long if they constantly face roadblocks to getting things done.
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