Small Cities, Big Moves: Successes and Challenges of Public Transportation in Small Urban Areas
In 2023, more than 7 billion trips were taken on America’s public transit systems, in towns, cities, and rural areas across the country. Demand for transit is growing, as the cost of car ownership increases and fewer young people express interest in driving. Moreover, as America’s population ages, an increasing number of people will lose […]
Transit Tuesday: Grace Chung
I do have a driver’s license, but I’m a tentative driver and feel safer taking the bus. I used to take the bus everywhere in Chicago and Korea. Here in Honolulu, I have waited 20 or 30 minutes for a bus and sometimes have just given up and walked.
Trump’s chaos threatens bus rapid transit projects in Denver
Federal Boulevard needs bus rapid transit, not funding chaos that threatens the entire system By Jill Locantore, Denver Streets Partnership Recently, Elon Musk stood on stage at a conservative conference just outside of Washington, D.C., waving a chainsaw in the air, claiming he would take the chainsaw to the federal bureaucracy. In reality, Elon and President […]
Transit Tuesday: Gio Roman Torres
Chattanooga, TN – My name is Gio Roman Torres. Growing up in Los Angeles, my single mom didn’t drive, so we took buses to get around. From school drop-offs to trips to work, the DASH and Metro systems were lifelines for us. Even now, living in Chattanooga, I continue to use public transit, though the experience is a bit different here.
Presentation: Flex Funding Roadmap
Giancarlo Valdetaro of the Green New Deal Network and Emmett Hopkins from Climate & Community Institute present a roadmap for flexing highways funds to transit projects in your state https://youtu.be/9wE2h-c6zag
Transit Tuesday: Sandra Ellington
Cleveland, OH – My name is Sandra Ellington. As a member of SEIU Local 1 in Cleveland, I clean large public facilities. You may have seen me at the Cleveland Hopkins Airport, where I worked for 17 years. Now, I am working at the Cleveland Water Department. These facilities and the role that cleaners play are critical to making Cleveland a smooth-running, vibrant city. The same can be said about public transit and the people who clean, fix, and operate it.
Transit Tuesday: Jordan Kelly
My name is Jordan, and I’ve lived in Ann Arbor for years. Public transit has been essential to my daily life. I work as a laboratory technician at the University of Michigan, and I rely on the bus to get to work. Owning a car has never been a realistic option for me. Between the costs of buying a car, maintaining it, and paying for parking, it’s just not feasible—especially in a city as expensive as Ann Arbor.
Public Transit Moves Working Families. We Need to Support It.
If leaders in Washington cut transit funding, working families like mine will pay the price. By Vanessa Alvarez Everyone deserves access to reliable, safe, and affordable transportation — especially working families who need to make the most of their earnings. Working families rely on public transit, whether they live and work in big cities, small […]
Quick Take: International Transit Systems Inform Models for US Cities to Adopt
Transit activists in Illinois and California went overseas to learn about the investments that were made to create robust transit systems in Germany and Switzerland – and bring those lessons home.
Quick Take: Framework for State DOTs
Transportation for America has released a new framework for state Departments of Transportation (DOTs). “Innovative DOT” framework is geared toward helping state DOTs meet the changing transportation landscape and community needs. The framework “highlights innovative approaches leaders are adopting to enhance transportation system efficiency, government effectiveness, and constituent satisfaction. Learning from peers can help state […]
