This piece was written by Shirani Jayasuriya, Communications Director at RIDE New Orleans Black or white, native or newcomer, young people have enough to worry about, and coming up with bus fare shouldn’t be among their…
Read MoreClick here to watch a recording of the event Transit agencies across the country are facing enormous operating budget shortfalls as federal COVID relief money dries up and ridership has stabilized well below pre-pandemic levels. Without…
Read MoreThis post was written by Eli Lipmen, Executive Director, Move LA From Lancaster to Long Beach, Los Angeles County residents work hard for their families and should be able to rely on good public transit to…
Read MoreThis post was written by TransitCenter’s Communications Graduate Fellow Melanie Marich For nearly a century, transit infrastructure has been funded in part by the gas tax. This tax on gasoline funds a variety of infrastructure and…
Read MoreThis post was written by Catherina Gioino In 2021, exhausted Bay Area girls brought their lived experiences of sexual harassment on transit to light through SF BART’s “Not One More Girl” initiative. “Not One More Girl”…
Read MoreFor too long, the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) and State Departments of Transportation (DOT) have provided funding to transit projects that aim to attract white-collar workers, rather than prioritizing the largely Black and brown riders who…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2023 CONTACT: Ratna Amin ([email protected]) (510) 390-4167 Christof Spieler ([email protected]) (832) 687-1613 Stephanie Lotshaw ([email protected]) (646) 535-5779 NEW YORK, New York – The TransitCenter Board of Trustees is thrilled…
Read MoreThe bus operator shortage across the country is impacting transit agencies’ ability to run service and leaving riders stranded. Our report on the topic, Operators in Crisis, found that an impediment to hiring more operators is…
Read MoreWe need a new story about public transit – and we’re helping to tell it. Improving public transit is the answer to many problems ailing American society. More and better transit could provide mobility to vast…