Public Transit

Brussels is the latest city to provide incentives for commuters willing to take transit in the name of air quality.

February 26, 2018 - The Guardian

Short of running the First Hill Streetcar on it's own dedicated right of way, the Seattle Department of Transportation has a few ideas for how to speed up service.

February 23, 2018 - The Urbanist

The 12th Street station in Oakland, California will provide an initial test of a rail transit safety technology known as screen doors. Screen doors are rare in the United States, but not in other parts of the world.

February 23, 2018 - Streetsblog SF

Redfin's most recent ranking of public transit access features some serious moves, both up and down the list.

February 23, 2018 - Redfin

BART passengers could someday see a second route across the San Francisco Bay, with a parallel but totally new alignment and crossing points on the either side of the bay.

February 22, 2018 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A new tool in Miami could use broader application in cities around the country (hint hint).

February 21, 2018 - Miami Herald

Here's one way to make a kid-friendly city and introduce the joys of public transit at a young age: offer free multi-agency transit passes to high school students.

February 21, 2018 - The Seattle Times

Bus advocates aren't going to like the sound of this.

February 17, 2018 - Recode

Expect more cities and transit agencies around the country to wrestle with funding quandaries if the Trump Administration gets its way with existing capital investment grants.

February 16, 2018 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Or even Netflix, for that matter.

February 16, 2018 - Mobility Lab

A planned extension of the Metro Blue Line north from Minneapolis depended on eight miles of BNSF track.

February 14, 2018 - CBS Minnesota

Emergency repairs will shut down Metro SubwayLink for a month, adding the system to an ignominious list of transit closures that includes SafeTrak in Washington, D.C. and the L Train in New York City.

February 13, 2018 - The Baltimore Sun

Los Angeles County park planner and parent Clement Lau writes about how 'playing' and parenting has given him insight into the urban environment that he applies in his profession.

February 12, 2018 - UrbDeZine

Light rail ridership increased in 2017 in Minneapolis and St. Paul, despite a decline in bus ridership.

February 8, 2018 - Star Tribune

While evidence mounts that Uber and Lyft are stealing rides from public transit, there's still a chance for ride-hailing apps to do more to help than hurt congestion. The key: using ride-hailing apps to carpool.

February 7, 2018 - Dan Sperling

Minneapolis officials are touting Super Bowl LII as "the most transit-reliant Super Bowl ever played."

February 4, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

No, technology and private industry is not ending the need for public transit, according to Jarrett Walker.

January 28, 2018 - CityLab

A $2.3 billion extension of the CTA's Red Line would be the first extension of a Chicago's "L" line since 1993.

January 27, 2018 - Chicago Tribune

Autonomous vehicles replacing fixed transit may be on the minds of many in the transportation world, but that's not stopping cities from upgrading and building around their transit lines.

January 27, 2018 - Modern Cities

Fewer seats and more room for standing commuters are among the updates to the rail cars coming to BART.

January 25, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle