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Public transit
Why does transit infrastructure cost so much in the U.S.?
Mar 28, 2022
New York City’s subway system is a prime, pricey example.
Public transit could get a boost from high gas prices
Mar 10, 2022
Bus and train ridership has dipped since the start of the pandemic. High fuel prices, spurred in part by the war in Ukraine, may change that.
Albuquerque’s bus system starts zero-fare experiment for 2022
Jan 4, 2022
At more than 500,000 residents, Albuquerque, New Mexico is the largest city in the U.S. to experiment with zero-fare transit.
Transit systems struggle to find enough bus drivers
by
Matt Levin
Jan 4, 2022
Some drivers are retiring, others are going to work for commercial delivery services.
How the infrastructure bill aims to tackle climate change
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Andy Uhler
Aug 11, 2021
Among other ways, it would upgrade the power grid and support electric cars and public transit.
Public transit tries to lure riders back with reduced fares, other incentives
Jul 12, 2021
Across the country, ridership is still way below pre-pandemic levels.
Paris experiments with driverless shuttle service
May 10, 2021
The transport authority uses an autonomous vehicle to bring people to a park. The free weekend service offers a glimpse of the future.
For public good, not for profit.
Transit agencies get $14 billion in relief, with ridership still down
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Andy Uhler
Dec 29, 2020
The money will let agencies avoid doomsday scenarios of thousands of layoffs and drastic service cuts.
Public transit emerges a big winner in election
Nov 5, 2020
Even as the pandemic drives down ridership, voters approved more than a dozen local transit measures.
Bus drivers in Detroit, as essential workers, face COVID-19 safety concerns
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Eli Newman
Apr 16, 2020
After Detroit bus drivers staged a "sick-out," passengers began getting free rides so that drivers wouldn't have to handle fares.