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New York Can Save Billions on Rail Tunnels If LIRR Agrees to Share Track
RPA proposes much-needed integration of regional rail in its Fourth Regional Plan, but doesn't push for the politically challenging reforms that will be necessary to build it efficiently.
December 4, 2017
RPA’s Vision for Great New York Transit Depends on Fixing a Broken Bureaucracy
The fourth regional plan calls on elected officials to modernize and expand the region's outmoded transit networks.
November 30, 2017
Albuquerque’s Ground-Breaking BRT Project Makes Its Maiden Voyage on Route 66
The design of Albuquerque's "ART" transitway rates higher than any other American bus rapid transit project.
November 28, 2017
Stringer: A 1960s-Era Bus Network Isn’t Working for New Yorkers in 2017
The MTA and city government have failed to respond to shifting travel patterns, and that helps explain why bus ridership is plummeting, according to a report from Comptroller Scott Stringer.
November 27, 2017
Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes
American cities are getting smarter about using curb space to prioritize transit, biking, and walking.
November 21, 2017
Toronto Shows How Easy It Is to Speed Up Surface Transit
Toronto is trying out new rules along 1.6 miles of King Street, with strict limits on motor vehicle access. Now that it's no longer a through-route for cars, transit trips are a lot faster.
November 17, 2017
Report: Subways and Buses Don’t Get Their Fair Share in MTA Capital Program
The current MTA capital plan disproportionately funds commuter rail at the expense of the subways and buses that account for 93 percent of the agency's ridership - and those priorities should change.
November 17, 2017
Levine Introduces Bill to Speed Up Installation of Signal Priority for Buses
Transit priority at traffic signals is one of the easiest ways to speed up NYC's sluggish buses. But DOT is aiming to add it on just 20 more routes by 2020. Instead of the five routes per year where DOT is currently planning to implement Transit Signal Priority, Levine's bill would mandate at least 10 routes annually.
November 16, 2017
Never Mind the BQX, Fix the Bus System
New Yorkers will be fine without a Brooklyn-Queens waterfront streetcar. But without a useful bus system, the city's in trouble.
November 16, 2017
Rising Rents Lead to Falling Bus Ridership in Portland
Bus ridership is declining in almost every U.S. city. Some reasons are fairly obvious: Lower gas prices combined with higher transit fares and service cuts make transit less appealing. But observers aren't satisfied by those explanations alone. In Portland, one factor seems to be rising housing costs.
November 15, 2017
