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April 5, 2018
Advocates and Bus Drivers Agree: Bus Lanes are for the Buses

New York City bus operators say their number 1 job frustration is blocked bus lanes.

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April 5, 2018
Enhanced Stations We Can Believe In: Accessible to All

News broke this week that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Enhanced Station Initiative (ESI) will be limited to 19 subway stations.

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April 2, 2018
Clueless Carlos?

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

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March 19, 2018
Andy Byford, Turnaround Artist?

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.

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March 7, 2018
City to Watch: Atlanta

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. 

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February 24, 2018
Affordable Housing: The Next Frontier for Transit?

In growing recognition that the benefits of transit access often don’t accrue to low-income riders, two agencies are testing strategies to encourage affordable development near transit.

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February 13, 2018
No-Nonsense Transit in Rhode Island

This summer, the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and the City of Providence will launch the Downtown Transit Connector.

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January 29, 2018
Is it Rigged?

The issue of why New York pays construction costs that may be several times those of comparable systems is not going away.

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January 5, 2018
Five 2018 Wins for Andy B!

Next week, Andy Byford begins what is today one of the most difficult jobs in the world - turning around New York City’s faltering transit system.

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