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.
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Real-Time Westchester Bus Info Mysteriously Appears on Google Maps
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Riders of Westchester County's "Bee Line" bus service are still waiting for bus tracking apps, but maybe not for long.
America Spends $7.3 Billion a Year Paying Affluent People to Drive to Work
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Every day, the streets of American cities are more clogged and polluted at rush hour because the federal government pays people to drive to work.
Christina Greer: Let’s Get Creative About Solving NYC’s Transit Affordability Crisis
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The NYC transit system is what connects residents to their city, but for many low-income New Yorkers, it simply costs too much to ride. Fordham political science professor Christina Greer thinks policy makers can help address that -- if they're willing to get creative.
Now’s the Time to Save Federal Transit Funding
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It's been clear since Donald Trump was elected and Republicans hung on to majorities in Congress that federal transit funding is at risk. But a phone call to your representative could protect transit in the current round of budget negotiations.
Forget Upstate Legislators - Why Don't NYC Dems Advocate for Better Transit?
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New York City's own contingent in the state legislature is the bigger stumbling block to better transit.