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The “Choice” vs. “Captive” Transit Rider Dichotomy Is All Wrong

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 12, 2016 | No Comments

The conventional wisdom about transit often divides riders into two neat categories: “choice” riders — higher-income people with cars — and “captive” riders — lower-income people who must use transit because they don’t own cars. But this framework can undermine good transit, according to a new report from TransitCenter [PDF]. In the attempt to cater only to “choice” riders or “captive” […]

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Park & Rides Lose Money and Waste Land — But Agencies Keep Building Them

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 5, 2016 | No Comments

Transit agencies shell out big bucks to build and operate parking facilities. But how much do we really know about what they get for their money? Researchers Lisa Jacobson and Rachel Weinberger surveyed 37 American transit agencies about park-and-ride facilities. They found that despite the expense of park-and-rides and the fact that many spaces go unused, […]

Will the MTA Waste Its Opportunity to Save NYC Bus Riders a Ton of Time?

By David Meyer | Jun 17, 2016 | 47 Comments

The MTA’s next-generation fare payment system can greatly speed up buses all over the city by allowing passengers to board much faster, but so far the agency hasn’t required bidders for the fare system contract to include such technology. With proposals due July 13, a coalition led by the Riders Alliance is calling on the MTA to […]

Ryan Russo on DOT’s “Mobility Report” and the Need for Better Bus Service

By David Meyer | Jun 10, 2016 | 3 Comments

DOT’s “New York City Mobility Report” [PDF], released earlier this week, is the agency’s first overview of NYC transportation trends in three years. As the number of people and jobs in the city has grown prodigiously in the past five years, DOT reports, the subway system and, increasingly, the bike network have allowed more New Yorkers to get […]

DOT Mobility Report: As NYC Grows, So Are Transit and Bicycling

By Ben Fried | Jun 9, 2016 | 23 Comments

With New York City’s population swelling to a record size, subways and bikes now account for about 700,000 more trips each day than 16 years ago, according to a new report from NYC DOT [PDF]. Car trips into the Manhattan core, meanwhile, are declining, but so is citywide bus ridership. DOT’s “New York City Mobility Report” follows in the footsteps of the […]

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