The neglect of the Miami-Dade transit system (MDT) under Mayor Carlos Gimenez has become shockingly literal.

Riding transit is dramatically safer than driving – you’re 60 times less likely to die when riding a bus than in a private vehicle, 30 times less likely on light rail.

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In his first few months on the job as President of New York City Transit, Andy Byford has caused a stir among transit and mobility advocates by highlighting improved accessibility as one of his top priorities.

When it comes to increasing transit ridership, fare policy is an underutilized strategic tool. But a few transit agencies are demonstrating how it can be used to attract (or in some cases, repel) transit riders.

Everyone’s watching Atlanta. No, not the (exemplary) television show, the lively transportation developments that are unfolding in real-time on both the regional and local level. 

More people are taking Uber and Lyft than there is space for them on city streets. The result is more traffic, slower buses, and falling transit ridership. Cities can't build new streets or widen the ones we have—even if they wanted to. Instead, cities need to make more efficient use of existing streets.

This morning, TransitCenter and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign released a new report and letter urging the MTA board to ensure MTA’s new fare payment system is used to its fullest to make the agency’s transit systems as convenient and affordable to use as possible