Yonah Freemark
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Other Countries Are Building Transit While the U.S. Falls Behind
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"While the world is building out ever more accessible transit systems, the US appears to be falling behind."
What the Inflation Reduction Act Will — And Not Do — For Sustainable Transportation
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The Inflation Reduction Act is expected to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by channeling funding through tax credits, loans, and grants — but it's not a silver bullet.
The First Step to Ending Pedestrian Deaths? Tax Heavy Cars In Cities
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Washington is the first city in the nation to propose a targeted charge by vehicle weight, but even that ambitious policy falls short of similar weight charges in other countries.
Why French and US Road Deaths Went In Dramatically Different Directions
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Here's how American states and cities can look to the French example for approaches to improve road safety.
Analysis: Fed Support for Transit Would Increase Equity
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Under funding public transportation causes low-quality service and low ridership. It also forces people with low incomes to buy cars and encourages increased carbon emissions. Additional federal transit operations support could improve mobility access for communities nationwide.
As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?
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L.A. is becoming more compact, but its built environment is still more conducive to driving than to walking and transit.
Los Angeles Bus Service Declined as Rail Expanded
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Given the tens of billions of dollars that L.A. will spend on transit over the next few decades, it's all the more important to invest it in ways that will be useful and attract riders.
The Bus Network Redesign in Indianapolis Will Be Like Launching a Brand New Transit System
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What Indianapolis is doing deserves attention, especially from other spread-out American cities looking to spend their transit dollars as efficiently as possible. The big change is a complete reshaping of bus service, which will be like setting up a brand new transit network.
As Jobs Sprawl Outside Indianapolis, Transit Tries to Keep Pace
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Like most places in America, the Indianapolis region is suburbanizing. That’s particularly true for jobs. Between 2002 and 2014, the most recent data available, the number of jobs within the city's borders increased by 40,000 - but that's far fewer than the 83,000 jobs added in the region's suburbs.
Can Transit Work Well in a Sprawling City Like Indianapolis?
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In Indianapolis, transit service is scarce and very few people use the existing system. A key reason for these lackluster outcomes is the city's sprawling pattern of development.
Indianapolis Has a Long Way to Go to Get Transit Right
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Suffice it to say that it’s simply not convenient for most people to use the Indianapolis transit system. Things are looking up, though: Last fall, Indianapolis residents voted massively in favor of a funding package that should significantly improve service in the coming years.
Atlanta’s Raising $2.5 Billion to Invest in Transit. Will It Be Money Well-Spent?
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The city seems to have learned from mistakes like its mixed-traffic streetcar and is looking to give future transit lines dedicated rights of way. Still, there are many more decisions ahead that will determine whether the city spends $2.5 billion in new transit revenue well or not.