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How could a U.S. sovereign wealth fund help to create infrastructure? Look to a train in Montreal

by Henry Epp
Oct 22, 2024
The importance of establishing a fund like those in China, Norway and many Gulf states is one of the few points on which Kamala Harris and Donald Trump agree.
Montreal's new light rail system, funded and built by the province's pension fund, is partially open. The rest of the network is slated to be complete by 2027.
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Public transit agencies eye service cuts as pandemic aid runs out

by Henry Epp
Sep 30, 2024
And service cuts can send public transit into a death spiral.
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Amtrak wants $3.6 billion in subsidies. It probably won't get all of that

by Henry Epp
Mar 31, 2023
It's asking for 50% more funding than it received for the current fiscal year.
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University looks to self-driving shuttles to transport students

by Cole del Charco
Dec 27, 2022
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is piloting autonomous transit with vehicles in a project that could take students to and from the historically Black university to downtown Greensboro by the fall.
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D.C. could become the largest U.S. city to experiment with free transit

by Savannah Peters
Dec 15, 2022
A city council measure would make it free to ride the bus within the capital's city limits. Proponents say the plan, estimated to cost $42 million annually, would boost ridership and equity.
If the measure passes, D.C. will join cities like Albuquerque, Kansas City and Boston that have experimented with zero-fare transit during the pandemic.
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Community college students without cars can face transportation challenges

by Kirk Carapezza
Oct 21, 2022
In New England, not all campuses are accessible by public transportation.
Roxbury Community College student Kiara Rosario asks an Orange Line shuttle driver whether there’s room for her on board.
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Public transit ridership is slow to return, despite high gas prices

by Savannah Peters
Jul 13, 2022
Ridership took a nosedive in the pandemic, and remote work may be helping to keep it low. Federal aid has kept buses and trains moving.
Remote work may be helping to keep ridership sparse on buses and trains, including on the San Francisco Bay Area's BART system.
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Why does transit infrastructure cost so much in the U.S.?

by Dylan Miettinen
Mar 28, 2022
New York City’s subway system is a prime, pricey example.
Platform screen doors will be coming to three New York City subway stations in the next few years. The cost? $100 million.
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Public transit could get a boost from high gas prices

by Savannah Peters
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.
With gasoline prices reaching record highs, many people are on board with public transportation.
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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.
Higher wages from private competitors and a workforce near retirement has led to a bus driver shortage. Above, a Detroit bus driver poses for a portrait in 2020.
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