Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Transit

Seattle Cut Car Commuting Downtown While Adding 60,000 Jobs

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 15, 2018 | No Comments

From 2010 to 2017, downtown Seattle added 60,000 jobs. Over the same time period, the number of solo car commuters into the city's central business district dropped by 4,500, or 9 percent, according to a new report from Commute Seattle.

There are less expensive ways to solve the problem of Penn Station. Photo: Glugalug/Wikimedia Commons

Integrated Planning Can Help Free New York Transit From Dependence on Trump

By Alon Levy | Feb 14, 2018 | 1 Comment

The New York region can’t count on Washington to fund its transit mega-projects.

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Suburban Segregationist Brooks Patterson Breaks Up Detroit’s Hard-Won Transit Coalition

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 13, 2018 | No Comments

Representing the region's primarily white northern suburbs, Patterson is blocking a transit measure that would improve job access for black Detroiters.

Mayor Bill de Blasio. Photo: Benjamin Kanter/Mayoral Photo Office

De Blasio’s Zeal for Fare Enforcement Doesn’t Extend to People Who Steal Street Space to Park Illegally

By David Meyer | Feb 9, 2018 | 12 Comments

The mayor says repeat turnstile jumpers should be arrested to prevent widespread fare evasion. But you can steal curb space or abuse a parking placard repeatedly and never go to jail.

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Evidence From Boston That Uber Is Making Traffic Worse

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 8, 2018 | No Comments

Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are exacerbating rush-hour traffic jams in Boston, according to new research by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

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Where Are the Gaps in Your Transit System?

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 6, 2018 | No Comments

Where should your city aim to add transit service? A new data tool from the Center for Neighborhood Technology helps pinpoint these locations in cities around the U.S.

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