America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: San Francisco vs. Hillsboro, Oregon
Oh, the terrible places you'll go to catch a bus. So far this week in our hunt for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America, a bus stop in Boston knocked off a real catastrophe in Nassau County to advance to the second round. Meanwhile, voting remains open until midnight in a tight contest between Maryland and Delaware.
July 21, 2016
Seattle’s New Park-and-Rides Cost a Fortune But Won’t Move Many People
Seattle area voters will vote this November on a $53 billion transit expansion package. But along with new light rail lines stretching across the region, Seattle will also be getting a publicly owned parking empire.
July 20, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Silver Spring vs. New Castle
From the pathetic to the desolate, our parade of sorry bus stops continues today with the fourth match of the first round in this 16-bus-stop tournament.
July 20, 2016
Vox Pulls Back the Curtain on “Scam” to Save Lives With Red Light Cameras
You can usually count on Vox for accurate, research-based explainers of public policy issues. That's why the new Vox video on red light cameras is so monumentally disappointing.
July 19, 2016
Houston FTW: Transit Execs Aim to Fix Sorry Bus Stops
The lousy state of American bus stops is a serious problem. Transit riders say bad waiting environments are one of their top concerns, according to a recent survey and report by TransitCenter [PDF]. That's why Streetsblog is highlighting some of the sorriest bus stops in the nation this month.
July 19, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Boston vs. Nassau County, NY
Our search for the sorriest bus stop in America -- a virtual tour of the deplorable waiting conditions transit riders have to put up with -- continues today with the third match in the round of 16.
July 19, 2016
Focusing Only on Commutes Overlooks Women’s Transportation Needs
Commuting accounts for only about 15 percent of trips in the United States. But when planners make transportation infrastructure decisions, they often base them on commuting patterns, not other types of trips.
July 18, 2016
America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Portland, Oregon vs. Broomfield, Colorado
Streetsblog's quest to highlight the deplorable walking environments and waiting conditions faced by America transit riders continues with the second match of the "Sorriest Bus Stop" tournament. (You can still vote on the first match -- polls are open through the weekend.)
July 15, 2016
Searching for America’s Sorriest Bus Stop: Kingsport vs. St. Louis County
Last month we asked readers to submit their nominations for the sorriest bus stop in America, and wow, was it hard to narrow the entries down to a field of 16. After some agonizing cuts, the single-elimination bracket is ready for your votes. Thank you to everyone who submitted a sorry bus stop.
July 15, 2016
When Will the Feds Stop Outlawing Railcars Used By the Rest of the World?
The removal of 115 railcars from service in Philadelphia last week was the latest example of the troubles American commuter rail agencies face when purchasing rolling stock. Thanks to cracks in a critical component of the railcars, riders are looking at severe service reductions for at least the entire summer. While U.S. DOT floated a regulatory change that could prevent similar failures, it's been tied up in the federal bureaucracy for three years.
July 14, 2016