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Driver Shortages Causing Transit Delays Nationwide
Many agencies struggle to attract bus drivers, who are often paid too little to afford housing in the areas they serve. It's a vicious cycle.
August 27, 2019
Op-Ed: What Flying Ubers Mean For the Future
Really? Flying taxis? Why don't we just make real transit better?
August 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders’s ‘Green New Deal’: What’s His Plan for Transit?
The Democratic contender's climate plan calls for $300 billion in new transit funding and $600 billion for high-speed rail. But it's not great on highways.
August 23, 2019
British Official Floats Idea of SUV Ban
British traffic safety authorities are starting to figure out how dangerous SUVs are for pedestrians. Unlike the U.S., they might actually do something about it.
August 22, 2019
BRAKE TIME: Automatic Vehicle Testing Endangers Pedestrians
An Uber whistleblower wants car companies to pump the brakes on autonomous vehicle testing on public roads.
August 21, 2019
Minneapolis Transit Agency Cuts Service to Get Homeless Off Trains
Minneapolis's transit agency has started shutting down the city's only 24-hour rail line for two hours per night in a move designed to scatter the homeless, but one which has had an impact on working class riders who just want to get home.
August 20, 2019
Study: Two-Way Bike Lanes Produce More Injuries
A new study looks at what kinds of bikeway designs offer the most safety benefits. Dutch-style sidewalk-level bike lanes win out.
August 19, 2019
Federal Program Would Help Cities Tear Down Highways
A new pot of money would help undo the sometimes-racist legacy of urban highway construction.
August 15, 2019
Atlanta Bans E-Scooters at Night After Drivers Kill Four Riders
Drivers, however, still may use city streets at all hours — even though motor-vehicle crashes killed 115 people in Fulton County, which encompasses most of Atlanta, in 2017.
August 12, 2019
Uber Is a Slow-Motion Tragedy
More congested cities. Weakened transit systems. To top it off, Uber lost $5.2 billion last quarter.
August 9, 2019
