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April 25, 2023
Electric Buses Are the Future. Agencies Are Still Right to be Cautious. 

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.

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March 14, 2023
Austin’s First Attempt at a Big, Urban Transit System Has More Obstacles to Overcome

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

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February 3, 2023
Colorado’s ‘Greenhouse Gas Planning Standard’ Changes the Transportation Equation

This post was written by guest contributor James Brasuell.  Across the nation, many state-level elected officials talk about reducing transportation...

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January 24, 2023
The Centrality of Human Resources to Transit’s Success

A four-part series on the challenges facing the transit industry’s central office workforce. Read parts one, two, and three.  By...

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January 18, 2023
Public Service and Making an Impact

Jobs 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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January 9, 2023
Subtext Issue #2: Power

We're excited to release the second issue of Subtext - a zine project aimed at creating space for women to share their stories and experiences of working in the transportation field in their own words, through the mediums that most resonate with them. 

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August 11, 2022
What’s Going on With Transit Service at the Seven Highest Ridership U.S. Cities? DC Edition

Mechanical problems with the 7000-series train cars and lapsed rail operator certifications have caused rail service levels on WMATA to plummet, but the agency is running 100% of pre-pandemic bus service.

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August 10, 2022
What’s Going on With Transit Service at the Seven Highest Ridership U.S. Cities? Chicago Edition

November 2021 marked a downward shift for service delivery at CTA, and the agency has not recovered as strongly as might have been expected, given its early-pandemic track record.

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August 10, 2022
What’s Going on With Transit Service at the Seven Highest Ridership U.S. Cities? Boston Edition

Boston's MBTA is facing a variety of safety and staffing crises that are limiting its ability to continue to provide 100% of pre-pandemic service.

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