This post was written by Catherina Gioino The dire fiscal situation facing U.S. transit agencies has recently made headlines. But most agencies are also facing a less visible crisis. Staff shortages and poor employee retention rates…
This piece was co-authored by TransitCenter, the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance and Willem Klumpenhouwer, a public transit research consultant. The Red Line is a proposed 14-mile rapid transit line that would run through Baltimore’s east-west corridor.…
Read MoreThis post was written by TransitCenter’s Communications Graduate Fellow Melanie Marich In March of 2022, the Washington State legislature passed one of the most progressive transportation packages in the country. The package, called Move Ahead WA,…
Read MoreThis article was written by Steven Higashide, and first appeared on The Equation, a blog by the Union of Concerned Scientists By expanding renewable power, phasing out fossil fuels, electrifying as much of the economy as possible,…
Read MoreToday the federal government issued a new Greenhouse Gas Rule. It creates a national reporting standard for State DOTs and Metropolitan Planning Organizations – a way to measure what impact transportation projects are having on our…
Read MoreThis post was written by Yonah Freemark and Lindiwe Rennert of the Urban Institute. The COVID-19 pandemic threatened the ability of public transportation providers throughout the United States to offer the comprehensive service millions of people…
Read MoreThe experience of being a WMATA rider has substantially improved over the last 18 months, thanks to changes the agency has made like adding off-peak service and simplifying fares. Things are about to get even better…
Read MoreThis post was written by Eric Goldwyn. Every week there’s a new story about an American transit project that is behind schedule, over budget, or “paused”. Why is it so difficult to build subway and light…
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