Public Transit

Screening

Testing New 'High Tech Security Screening' for Transit Users

Union Station in Los Angeles is featuring the latest in surveillance technology, meant to deter terrorists. The concern might also be that such technology is yet another impediment in the transit user experience.

August 16, 2017 - ABC7

CoGo Bikeshare

Bikeshare in Columbus on a Roll

After launching in 2013, the bikeshare system in Columbus, called, CoGo, has expanded facilities and increased ridership. Profitability is expected soon, too.

August 15, 2017 - Columbus Business First

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority

Tampa Bay's HART Bus System will Lose 20 Percent of its Routes

Cuts mean an already meager transit service will cover less of the sprawling Hillsburough County Community.

August 12, 2017 - Tampa Bay Times

Seattle Light Rail

Feds Removing Regulatory Roadblocks for Private Investments in Public Transit

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announced by the Federal Transit Administration is designed to further the Trump Administration's goals to empower the private sector to rebuild the nation's infrastructure.

August 7, 2017 - Federal Transit Administration

Milwaukee Transit

Route Planning for Proposed Milwaukee Bus Rapid Transit Lane Intensifies

A bus rapid transit proposal is still very much in the planning stages in Milwaukee, with the question of whether the route is allowed dedicated lanes along its entire length is still very much in question.

August 6, 2017 - Urban Milwaukee

A Subway Station in the Middle of Nowhere

Chongqing train station has become famous in China for its extremely isolated location, but its construction illustrates the ambition of the country’s building spree.

August 1, 2017 - CNN

Mexico City from the air

No More Parking Minimums in Mexico City

Mexico's capital city and the largest city in North America turned the new regulation into law earlier this month.

July 26, 2017 - Streetsblog USA

Toward Better Advertising Campaigns for Transit

A few ideas on how advertisements could do a better job of selling public transit to the public.

July 22, 2017 - Mobility Lab

Seattle Light Rail Construction

Buying American Is Making Infrastructure More Expensive, Study Finds

From train cars to buses, a new study finds that buying American adds cost.

July 20, 2017 - The Hill

Chicago Transit Authority Buses Inch Toward Prepay

A Chicago Transit Authority pilot program for prepayment is set to expand. Transit advocates can't wait for the agency to adopt the program around the city.

July 11, 2017 - Chicago Sun Times

Washington D.C. Bus

The Math That Explains the Struggles of Local Buses

The D.C. Circulator is struggling with maintenance costs and system performance. The balkanization of local bus systems in the region might be to blame.

July 9, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Downtown Dallas

New DART Board Members Actually Ride Transit

Dallas rapid transit organization takes the rare step of bringing riders and transit advocates onto their board.

July 6, 2017 - The Dallas Morning News

Expo Line

Designing a Multi-Modal, User-Focused TOD Vision for Los Angeles' Expo Line

Facing explosive development interest around its Metro station, the small city of Culver on L.A.’s Westside is taking steps to shape its mobility future.

July 4, 2017 - The Planning Report

Tent City Bay Area

Homelessness a Growing Issue in San Francisco Suburbs

Across the nation, suburban homeless populations are growing. Many of these communities are unprepared to shelter or serve these growing populations.

July 3, 2017 - KQED

Long Beach to Los Angeles

L.A. Metro Will Spend $81.5 Million to Improve Blue Line to Long Beach

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) appears to be taking a break from its perpetual expansion projects to make some improvements to the heavily used but aging Blue Line.

July 2, 2017 - Curbed Los Angeles

Portland Transit

Portland's 'Enhanced Transit Corridors Plan' Gives Buses the Right of Way

The Portland Bureau of Transportation unveiled their plan for "Enhanced Transit Corridors" including dedicated bus lanes and coordinated signals.

June 29, 2017 - Bike Portland

New York Subway

Transit's No Good, Very Bad Day

Transit commuters in New York and Washington, D.C. were understandably frustrated yesterday. One wonders when enough will be enough, and what happens then?

June 28, 2017 - The Wall Street Journal

East-West BRT

What to Know About Milwaukee's Proposed East-West Bus Rapid Transit Project

Ambitious hopes ride on a proposed bus rapid transit route connecting Downtown Milwaukee with the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa.

June 19, 2017 - Urban Milwaukee

Subway Library

Meet New York's New 'Subway Library'

Public transit has always been a good place to catch up on some pleasure reading, but now the New York MTA and the New York Public Library have taken their synergy to new levels.

June 9, 2017 - The Architect's Newspaper

L Train

Chicago 'L' Train Celebrates 125th Birthday

The 'L' train has survived calls to be disbanded and a tumultuous century and a quarter to become a, sometimes unreliable, city icon.

June 9, 2017 - Chicago Tribune

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