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Transit Agencies Seek $25B from Congress

The leaders of 10 transit systems — from coast to coast — are begging Washington for "at least" $25 billion in emergency funding as they battle the twin symptoms of the coronavirus: freefalling ridership and additional costs.

March 23, 2020

Transit Agencies Seek $25B from Congress

Streetsblog USA |15 Minute Neighborhoods

COVID19 Legacy: The Death of the Avoidable Car Trip?

COVID-19 is requiring us to cut non-essential travel in the short term. It'll be harder to do it in the long term — but it will be worth it.

March 22, 2020

Streetsblog USA |2020 Election

Coronavirus Legacy: No One Should Have to Drive to Vote

It's another corona crisistunity: Ohio's decision to cancel its primary shows the need to improve remote voting, during a public health crisis or not.

March 17, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Car crashes

Lowering Speed Limits Will Help Stop COVID-19

Hospitals are about to be overwhelmed with virus patients. Let's not strain our health care system any more — we need to reduce speed limits now.

March 16, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Donald Trump

BREAKING: 10 Major Cities Unite to Urge Feds to Fund Better Urban Transit

President Trump is doing such a poor job of funding infrastructure in urban areas that 10 major cities have banded together to jointly demand immediate action.

March 13, 2020

Streetsblog USA |planning

Big Data Could Revolutionize Transportation. Is That a Good Thing?

Most of us are already sharing our location with private corporations almost every day. Could we use that data for good — or do we need to fight Big Brother?

March 12, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Bike/Ped

Streetsblog 101: How Pop Culture Stigmatizes Public Transit

Have you ever noticed that almost any time characters ride a bus or a train in a movie, they...kinda hate it?

March 11, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Freeways

America is Spending Billions Just to Make Traffic Worse

Induced demand isn't news to Streetsblog readers. But a new report from Transportation for America illustrates exactly how stupid lane widenings really are.

March 10, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Buses

Op-Ed: Every City Should Try This Innovative Way To Fund Transit

When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values sky rocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit from that phenomenon — and use that money to expand transit more?

March 9, 2020

Streetsblog USA |Austin

Bird Hatches an Electric Moped — and Big Questions

The shared scooter/bike giant is adding a new vehicle to its fleet, starting with Austin.

March 6, 2020

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