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Issue / Transit

Public transportation is essential to the health of large economies and also provides important transportation to people who cannot or do not own an automobile. Citizens approving large ballot box initiatives to increase the investment in transit systems in many cities, is a common trend. At the same time, many public transit agencies are facing ridership declines in an era of ridehailing services, increases in personal vehicle ownership, and a lack of transit priority in government budgets. To better meet the needs of riders, transit agencies are exploring network redesigns and integration of new mobility services.

Debt Ceiling Deal Leaves DOT Mostly Unscathed, but Transportation, Housing Funds May Still Be at Risk

Jeff Davis, senior fellow and editor at the Eno Center for Transportation, said in an email that “the Transportation-HUD bill is...

Transit’s First “Fiscal Cliff” – The Fight for Operating Subsidies, Part 1

President Johnson and Congress established a program for giving financial aid for mass transit capital projects to localities in 1964....

Illinois Lawmakers Seek ‘Bold’ Plan for Chicago Area Transit

“Transit works best when it’s on a regional scale. People cross borders all the time,” says Robert Puentes, president and CEO of...

Budget Would Make $13.5 Billion in Unfunded Promises for New Starts

President Biden's fiscal 2024 budget request proposes to incur $13.5 billion in unfunded promises for "New Start" mass transit systems,...

Payments for Mobility: A Gateway to Transportation Access and Financial Inclusion

When we look around today, we see an increasing array of transportation options available to connect us and our communities. After...

Three P’s of Better Bus: People, Priority, and Partnerships

Transit agencies and cities across the country are doubling down on bus— and it’s about time. Before the pandemic, cities like...

This is Our Moment

I am the daughter of Patience and mother of Joy, who both gifted me with virtues that define my present outlook on what it takes to...

Women at the Frontline of Transit

The International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC) was established in 2001 to develop training and career ladder systems for...

Administration Proposes Temporary Transit Operating Subsidies, Other Policy Changes in FY24 Budget

The fiscal 2024 transportation budget request was mostly devoid of new policy proposals, but mass transit is the exception. The budget...

Could the Bay Area Lose BART?

“Politicians pass around the phrase all the time, ‘it’s too big to fail’ because money has to come from somewhere,”...

DOT Proposes Signing $19 Billion in FFGAs in FY24

Under the Biden Administration's proposed budget for fiscal 2024, this will be the year when all of the pre-Biden mass transit Capital...

City Transit Systems Begin to Peer Over the Fiscal Cliff

“Cutting service is a feedback loop that makes everyone worse off,” Shrode says. “Even when you cut a significant amount of...

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