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July 26, 2023
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“People First” examines the current challenges facing public sector human resources that limit hiring and retention, and outlines potential solutions to rethink this critical agency function. To make transit agencies workplaces of the future, agencies must transform Human Resources into strategic functions that can proactively address future workforce needs, prioritize professional development and succession management, and build a positive workplace culture.

Report
December 5, 2022
Image for: Renewing the New York Railroads Renewing the New York Railroads

“Renewing the New York Railroads" analyzes the potential benefits of operating LIRR and Metro-North more like the subway within New York City’s boundaries, with affordable fares and more frequent service. The report reveals that the current regime of expensive fares and peak-oriented schedules on MetroNorth and LIRR is a big drag on opportunity in the NY Metro area.

Report
July 19, 2022
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TransitCenter’s new report, “Bus Operators in Crisis,” details the challenges American operators are facing, and offers solutions that transit agencies can take to solve issues locally. It also proposes steps that state and the federal governments can take to provide agencies with necessary support.

Report
September 22, 2021
Image for: Equity in Practice: A Guidebook for Transit Agencies Equity in Practice: A Guidebook for Transit Agencies

Transit can function as a ladder of opportunity, but it is not immune to the racism and classism embedded in American life. To address these inequities, transit agencies must look within. In this report, TransitCenter and the Center for Neighborhood Technology examine the internal structures and practices of transit agencies, and how they can be reformed to deliver better outcomes for the people with the most at stake in transit.

Report
July 12, 2021
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“Safety For All" chronicles how agencies like BART in San Francisco, TriMet in Portland, and SEPTA in Philadelphia are addressing safety concerns by hiring unarmed personnel, developing high profile anti-harassment campaigns, and better connecting vulnerable riders to housing and mental health services. These interventions also allow transit police to spend less time on “quality of life” offenses and focus more attention on the core mission of deterring violence.

Report
March 16, 2020
Image for: A Green New Deal for City and Suburban Transportation A Green New Deal for City and Suburban Transportation

A Green New Deal for City and Suburban Transportation lays out federal policy recommendations for reducing emissions from the transportation sector in cities and suburbs while making communities healthier, more equitable, and prosperous.

Report
January 10, 2020
Image for: Derailed: How Nashville’s Ambitious Transit Plan Crashed at the Polls—And What Other Cities Can Learn From It Derailed: How Nashville’s Ambitious Transit Plan Crashed at the Polls—And What Other Cities Can Learn From It

In May of 2018, “Let’s Move Nashville,” a referendum to direct billions toward rail and bus…

Report
December 10, 2019
Image for: Winning Transit Winning Transit

Drawing from our experience working with transit advocates, elected officials, and agency reformers, "Winning Transit" is a guide for improving transit in your city.

Report
February 11, 2019
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How to Win Back America’s Transit Riders

This report draws on results from focus groups and a survey of 1,700 transit riders in…