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House and Senate Decline Trump’s Request to Gut Transit Funding, For Now
Yesterday, Congress came out with a funding package that keeps the government operating until the end of September. Officially, it's known as the omnibus appropriations package for fiscal year 2017. Unofficially, it's a Republican Congress ignoring the wishes of President Donald J. Trump, and for transit projects around the country, it's what amounts to good news these days.
May 2, 2017
App-Based “Microtransit” Provider Bridj Closes Shop
Bridj, the premium app-based "microtransit" service that tailored routes and prices based on customer demand, has folded after exhausting its funds.
May 1, 2017
Discount Fares for Low-Income New Yorkers Still Missing From de Blasio’s Budget
Mayor de Blasio did not add funds for discount transit fares for low-income New Yorkers in his executive budget, released yesterday. The "Fair Fares" coalition has called on City Hall to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living in poverty.
April 27, 2017
A Simple Change to Make the Walk to Transit Feel Within Reach
Sometimes, high-quality transit is within a walkable distance, but people just aren't used to walking to the train. New signage in St. Paul, Minnesota, funded through a local challenge from a national foundation, aims to help people get over that mental block and walking to the nearest Green Line station.
April 26, 2017
A Reminder: Pricing Car Trips to Fund Transit Is Progressive Policy
According to 2015 U.S. Census data, most households citywide don't own a car, car-owning households tend to be more affluent than car-free ones, and the vast majority of New Yorkers don't drive to work.
April 21, 2017
A Call to Shake Up New York and New Jersey’s Anachronistic Transit Agencies
While public awareness of New York's high transit construction costs has been growing in fits and starts, action to address the problem has been lacking. And that won't change until there are clear consequences for the people in charge.
April 21, 2017
Trump Budget Threats and the Local Anti-Transit Brigade Spike Lansing BRT
Eight years in the making, the project was undone by suburban opposition. Now, transit advocates in Michigan's capital are figuring out what can be done to improve transit while their opponents take a victory lap.
April 21, 2017
How to Hold Your Elected Officials’ Feet to the Fire for Better Bus Service
Today the Bus Turnaround Coalition released an interactive site with district-level reports cards for every State Senate, Assembly, City Council and community board district in the city. For each district you can see average bus speeds and the share of buses that bunch together and arrive at stops at the same time.
April 20, 2017
Talking Headways Podcast: The Battery Powered Electric Bus
This week's guest is Matt Horton of Proterra, a company that designs and manufactures battery powered electric buses. We cover the basics of electric buses, power consumption and recharging, the benefits and costs, as well as potential environmental effects.
April 20, 2017
The Transit Riding Habit Can Last a Lifetime, But First You Need to Get People in the Habit
While the habit formation effect is real, it is not, unfortunately, very large.
April 14, 2017
