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July 20, 2016
Fixing New York’s buses

New Yorkers take 2.5 million daily rides on MTA New York City Transit buses, but the busiest bus system in the country leaves a lot to be desired.

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June 16, 2016
Overflowing, Underfunded, Mishandled: A Tale of Three Subways

Why are the venerable subway systems in Boston, New York, and Washington in such dire condition?

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June 15, 2016
A Center for Transit

TransitCenter’s office is intended to be a gathering space—not just for us, but also for our allies in the transportation world in New York and elsewhere.

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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 9, 2016
Good Open Data Is Eating Your Own Dog Food: An Interview with Chris Whong

TransitCenter sat down with Chris Whong, one of the leading advocates for open data in transit and a keynote speaker at our recent Staten Island Bus Hackathon, to talk about his views on the topic.

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April 21, 2016
We Live in Brooklyn for a Reason

To celebrate the launch of AllTransit, the TransitCenter staff held an informal competition to determine who grew up in the most transit-rich and transit-poor parts of the country.

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April 19, 2016
CNT’s AllTransit™

With TransitCenter's support, the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT)expanded this public tool's database to cover all US metropolitan areas with more than 100,000 people.

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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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