It’s hard for people to be excited about something they’ve never experienced before. How can we use positive experiences to change that?
Read MoreWhy don’t the small things get funding?
Read MoreLos Angeles is often held up as the case study for car-centric development run amok, but in recent years, the city has been pursuing a completely different path: public transit champion.
Read MoreWe talk with author Jake Berman about the history of rail networks in America’s cities and why our transit systems are the way that they are in the current era.
Read MoreIn 2013, the capital of Estonia, Tallinn, declared transit (buses, trains, and trams) free for residents. So why is it that more Estonians are driving now than they were 10 years ago?
Read MoreDon’t wage a war against drivers, but don’t wage a war for them, either.
Read MoreTransit-oriented development suggests that homes, shops, and services should all be located within 400 meters of transit. The actual distance to create vibrant streets may be much shorter.
Read MoreThe key to transportation reform is to add options, then let people choose.
Read MoreFive years ago, Emma Durand-Wood’s family decided to try the car-free lifestyle. And although they’ve experienced many positives from their choice, there have also been undeniable challenges.
Read MoreBuilding transit in the U.S. is oftentimes exponentially more expensive than anywhere else in the world. But what if there was a better way?
Read MoreA sudden tragedy left Mark Raymond paralyzed. Now he’s helping New Orleans create a more accessible transportation system.
Read MoreConventional wisdom holds that the U.S. doesn’t know how to do rail—but Union Station shows that we do, in fact, have a history and the knowledge to build grand public transportation systems.
Read MoreWhen this Texan city’s bus system fell into decline, local advocates took the next smallest (but highly effective) step toward making their public transit more hospitable: by installing homemade bus benches.
Read MoreOn June 11, 2023, a tanker truck caught fire in Northeast Philadelphia, killing its driver and devastating over 100 feet of Interstate 95 above it. Now the city is reconsidering its dependency on the highway.
Read MorePlenty of debate swirls around the question of whether or not government services like transit should be "free" to the end user. Here's what's missing from that debate.
Read MoreTwo radically different bus trips highlight a common conundrum for supporters of public transit.
Read MoreThe Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is concerned about decreased ridership on public transit... So, why is it pushing for time and money to be spent on more car infrastructure?
Read MoreThe news of Paris restricting e-scooters has been widely criticized by urbanists and mobility advocates across the web. Here’s why it might not be such a bad call, after all.
Read MoreWarren Buffet has broken his practice of “staying out of local politics" to criticize a streetcar project in his home city of Omaha, NE…but why does he have nothing to say on the city’s ridiculous and reckless highway projects?
Read More…Because effective public transit isn’t just about the rails; it’s about what happens around them.
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