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May 23, 2016
The APTA Transit Needs

APTA President and CEO Michael Melaniphy resigned late last month following news that New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority was withdrawing from the industry association.

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May 17, 2016
To Improve Transit, Be Smart About Delays

Transit riders know that all delays are not created equal.

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May 5, 2016
Here’s Why North Carolina Cities Need More Transit

We took a further look at the current transit situations in Charlotte and Raleigh, the state’s two largest cities, using the AllTransit tool.

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April 28, 2016
Paving the Piedmont

The severity of North Carolina’s schism between metropolitan and state priorities makes it an emblematic example and key state to watch.

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April 14, 2016
MTA Pulls the Plug on APTA

The country’s largest transit agency is withdrawing from the country’s main transit trade association.

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April 11, 2016
Power to the BQX?

Renderings from New York City’s proposed Brooklyn-Queens streetcar (known as the BQX) omit any hint of the overhead catenary wires that are integral to many electric rail lines, especially those plying busy city streets.

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April 4, 2016
High Frequency: Why Houston Is Back on the Bus

The redesign of Houston’s bus network was accomplished during three years of planning and consultation and then implemented overnight on August 16, 2015.

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March 31, 2016
Rules for Uber: A Tale of Two Big Cities

Chicago is abuzz over city legislation introduced last week requiring Uber and Lyft drivers to meet some cab driver licensing...

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March 29, 2016
In Richmond, New Coalitions Are Building Better Transit

TransitCenter spoke recently with Stewart Schwartz, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-area Coalition for Smarter Growth and board member of the Richmond, Virginia Partnership for Smarter Growth (PSG).

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