SF, Boston Consider Allowing People to Skip TSA Line if They Take Transit to Airport
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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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Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
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Some American cities are starting to buck a years-long trend of declining transit ridership as passengers return to subway and commuter rail lines across the country, including in Denver, though bus ridership continues to stall, according to a new report.
A Fare-r Deal for Riders
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Transit can raise ridership and better service while avoiding regressive fare hikes, experts say.
Commuter Rail’s Potential Is Untapped
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Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have suburban rail systems that serve only 2 to 6 percent of commuters — but better and more-frequent service could appeal to people who are currently forced to use a car.
Car-Free Zones Eyed in SF, Elsewhere
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A string of pedestrian injuries and deaths in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district has spurred city leaders to demand a ban on cars in some densely populated neighborhoods — the latest in a nascent and long-overdue move by activists nationwide to get reckless drivers off at least a tiny handful of city streets. San Francisco Supervisor […]
Traffic Study Comes Under Fire for Being Too ‘Pro-Car’
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A landmark report that analyzes traffic congestion and its costs is coming under fire from transportation experts who say its methodology and findings are biased toward cars. The Urban Mobility Report “is a throwback to an earlier age” that “reflects an outdated transport planning paradigm which assumed that ‘transportation’ means automobile travel and ‘transportation problem’ […]