Yonah Freemark
Recent Posts
Too Little, Too Late? A Decade of Transit Investment in the U.S.
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Cities across the U.S. added more than 1,200 miles of expanded transit service between 2010 and 2019. But all that construction isn’t keeping up with the need.
As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?
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Even as the region's rail network grows, too many stations remain engulfed by single-family housing and park-and-ride lots.
Los Angeles Bus Service Declined as Rail Expanded
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Given the tens of billions of dollars that L.A. will spend on transit over the next few decades, it's all the more important to invest it in ways that will be useful and attract riders. But since 2014, ridership has been dropping.
Introducing a New Streetsblog Series: Getting Transit Right
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With more American cities raising impressive sums to expand transit, the question of how to invest effectively is increasingly essential. So far, few places have hit on a policy combination that makes transit more useful to more people. To help cities "get transit right," Streetsblog is launching a new series about which transit strategies are working and which are not.