Public transportation

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.

And service cuts can send public transit into a death spiral.

It's asking for 50% more funding than it received for the current fiscal year.

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.

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.

In New England, not all campuses are accessible by public transportation.

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.

New York City’s subway system is a prime, pricey example.

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.

Some drivers are retiring, others are going to work for commercial delivery services.