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Yonah Freemark

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Too Little, Too Late? A Decade of Transit Investment in the U.S.

By Yonah Freemark | Jan 8, 2020 | No Comments
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.
Too many LA Metro stations, like this one in North Hollywood, remain surrounded by parking. Image via Google Maps
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As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?

By Yonah Freemark | Sep 18, 2017 | No Comments
Even as the region's rail network grows, too many stations remain engulfed by single-family housing and park-and-ride lots.
The loss of bus ridership as service has been cut and speeds have slowed swamps recent gains in rail ridership. Photo via David Guo/Flickr
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Los Angeles Bus Service Declined as Rail Expanded

By Yonah Freemark | Aug 23, 2017 | No Comments
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.
Chicago's Loop Link. Photo: Metropolitan Planning Council
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Introducing a New Streetsblog Series: Getting Transit Right

By Yonah Freemark | Feb 17, 2017 | No Comments
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.
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