Transit

Issues & Modes / Transit

Public transportation is a critical part of the economic and social fabric of metropolitan areas. While most of the nation’s 2,400 transit providers serve rural areas, almost all transit trips occur in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, which account for over 95 percent of all transit passenger miles traveled. Transit is also changing as agencies are exploring ways to redesign their networks, integration new mobility services, and ask voters to approve new investments at the ballot box.

Ohio Residents Say It’s ‘Absurd’ to Blame Donald Trump for Train Derailment

Feb 24, 2023 | Karen Price

Derailments aren’t uncommon, but hazmat spills are rare. Here’s what we know.

Feb 24, 2023 | Karen Price

NTSB Issues Initial Report on Ohio Train Derailment

Feb 24, 2023 | Jeff Davis

The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday released its preliminary report on the derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight...

Biden Promises Future Tunnel Funding Without Actually Making Grants

Feb 03, 2023 | Jeff Davis

Politicians holding big public events in association with funding grant announcements for high-profile projects are as old as funding...

Moving MaaS: The Situation in Singapore

Feb 03, 2023 | Jonathan Hammond

Today, city inhabitants have access to almost a dozen different modes of transportation. However, almost a dozen different modes of...

1971 UMTA Feasibility Study for Federal Mass Transit Operating Subsidies

Jan 30, 2023 | Jeff Davis

This 139-page PDF file is the study commissioned by section 9of the Urban Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1970. That law required...

From Washington: President Biden’s Pick For New Chief Of Staff

Jan 28, 2023 | Robert Puentes

President and CEO of Eno Center for Transportation and Brookings Metro Non-Resident Senior Fellow Robert Puentes discusses the current...

Moving MaaS: Mobility as a Service in the United States and Abroad

Jan 20, 2023 | Jonathan Hammond

Today, city inhabitants have access to almost a dozen different modes of transportation. However, almost a dozen different modes of...

Cheap Transit Fares: Almost Zero but Not Quite

Jan 20, 2023 | Philip Plotch

Everyone appreciates a good deal especially when we get something for free. We love free chocolates at hotels, warm cookies at...

Strategies to Hire, Train, and Retain Bus Operators: New Report Will Help Transit Agencies Overcome Obstacles

Jan 06, 2023 | Philip Plotch

This week, the Transportation Research Board released a pre-publication draft of the “Practitioner’s Guide to Bus Operator...

Senate Confirms Primus to New STB Term, but Amtrak Nominees Will Wait Until Next Year

Dec 21, 2022 | Jeff Davis

As part of last night's 10 p.m. Senate "wrap-up" activities, the Senate confirmed, by unanimous consent, the nomination of Robert...

Senate Clears Defense/Water/Coast Guard Bill After Rejecting Manchin Permitting Amendment

Dec 16, 2022 | Jeff Davis

Last night, the Senate voted to approve the 4,310-page legislative behemoth based on the national defense authorization bill (NDAA),...