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Tennessee Senator Slammed Transit, Reverses Herself

By Aaron Short | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

Tennessee Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn can’t make up her mind whether she loves public transit or considers it an unreliable mode of transportation primarily used by “socialists.”

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from B Battery, 1st of the 178th Field Artillery work with South Carolina Highway Patrol officers at a traffic control point in Conway, S.C. during the lane reversal of Highway 501 in support of the Myrtle Beach area evacuation to safeguard the citizens of the state in advance of Hurricane Florence, Sept. 11, 2018. Approximately 2,000 Soldiers and Airmen have been mobilized to prepare, respond and participate in recovery efforts for Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm, with a projected path to make landfall along the Carolinas and east coast. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Erica Knight, 108th Public Affairs Detachment)

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South Carolina Revokes Licenses, Demands Payments That Hurt Poor

By Aaron Short | Nov 5, 2019 | No Comments

We don't often sympathize with drivers, but the way South Carolina fines them appears to be an attack on the poor and residents of transit deserts.

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Boston Installing More Dedicated Lanes for Bikes and Buses Downtown

By Christian MilNeil | Nov 4, 2019 | No Comments

The city is preparing to paint new bus lanes and bike lanes on Washington Street between Herald Street and Downtown Crossing, according to Boston Transportation Department officials. The project area includes some of the most congested segments of the Silver Line’s SL5 (Dudley Square to Downtown Crossing) and SL4 (Dudley to South Station) bus routes. […]

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SF, Boston Consider Allowing People to Skip TSA Line if They Take Transit to Airport

By Aaron Short | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments

More cities are introducing incentives for flyers to ditch cars and taxis and take public transit to their area airports. Here's a roundup.

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NYC Banished Cars for Buses — Your City Can, Too!

By Aaron Short | Oct 21, 2019 | No Comments

Some great advice and lessons from TransitCenter Director of Research Steven Higashide, author of "Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit."

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NYC Car-Free Busway is Frankly a Big Success

By Dave Colon | Oct 8, 2019 | No Comments

"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."