Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

Two “New Yorkers” Debated in Brooklyn and Transit Barely Got a Mention

By Brad Aaron | Apr 15, 2016 | 24 Comments

Remember that time two Democratic presidential candidates had a nationally-televised debate in New York City and barely said anything about transit? This week Bernie Sanders was endorsed by the Transport Workers Union and the Amalgamated Transit Union. Hillary Clinton, speaking in Manhattan, called transportation — referring to transit specifically — a “civil rights issue.” So you’d […]

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A New Blueprint for Streets That Put Transit Front and Center

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 15, 2016 | No Comments

The National Association of City Transportation Officials has released a new design guide to help cities prioritize transit on their streets. How can cities integrate bus rapid transit with protected bike lanes? How can bus stops be improved and the boarding process sped up? How should traffic signals be optimized to prioritize buses? The Transit Street Design Guide goes into greater […]

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The Fight for Better Access to Jobs in Detroit and Milwaukee, Using Buses

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 14, 2016 | No Comments

Low-income residents of Detroit and Milwaukee face formidable obstacles to job access. These two Rust Belt regions are consistently ranked among the most segregated in the country, and neither has a good transit system. In both regions, the places that have been growing and adding jobs fastest have been been overwhelmingly sprawling, suburban areas inaccessible to people without cars. A 2013 Brookings study […]

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High Frequency: Why Houston Is Back on the Bus

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 5, 2016 | No Comments

Every so often, every city should do a “system reimagining” of its bus network like Houston METRO did. Back in 2012, Houston’s bus network was in trouble. Ridership was down, and weekend ridership was especially weak. Frequent service was rare. Routes didn’t go directly where people needed to go. If you wanted to get from one place […]

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Explore National Transportation Change Trends by Age Group

By Daniel Hertz | Mar 4, 2016 | No Comments

Cross-posted from City Observatory In some ways, the urban renaissance of the last decade or two has been quite dramatic. Downtown or downtown-adjacent neighborhoods in cities around the country have seen rapid investments, demographic change, and growth in amenities and jobs. Even mayors in places with a reputation for car dependence, like Nashville and Indianapolis, are […]

Here’s the Risk to Straphangers of Kicking the Can on the MTA Capital Plan

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 11, 2016 | No Comments

Rumors are swirling that the long-awaited answer to the key question vexing the MTA — how the state’s $8.3 billion share of the unfunded portion of the MTA capital plan will be paid for — is that dreaded four-letter word: D-E-B-T. According to the terms of a deal reached by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio in October, […]

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