Telling the Story of Cities
The promises and peril for transit expansion in Puerto Rico Photo by: Gian Cordero Last month in San Juan, after a week of free service, the Director of the Integrated Transit Authority of Puerto Rico (ATI) announced that the system saw a 26% increase in patronage, demonstrating that when the public perceives a public transit… Read more Navigating Colonial Challenges: The State of Public Transit in San Juan
Why transit agencies and advocates should learn from car ads to make planning less contentious Image credit: GO Transit Adam Gopnik writes that transit advocacy in the US lacks the same “passionate constituency aroused by cars and by bicycles,” with most people willing to “settle for Chinatown buses and carpools and shuttle planes,” for example,… Read more Selling Transit Dreams
A bold but necessary route for high-speed rail in the US. For too long, climate change paralysis has plagued our country. The United States has been staring down the barrel of climate change without meaningful action for the past 16 years since An Inconvenient Truth propelled the crisis into the national dialogue. Apart from the… Read more We could have high-speed rail, and here’s how
A close look at the city’s capital projects reveal what public improvements NYC is prioritizing. Image of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Photo credit: Max Touhey, Curbed NY) The City of New York has ambitious goals to expand greenway corridors, enrich business districts, create more housing, and improve public infrastructure to enhance quality of life and support… Read more Where New York City’s capital budget is being allocated and what it means for New Yorkers
Amid staffing challenges, Detroit is reimagining its beleaguered bus system while its suburbs risk allowing transit to languish The city of Detroit and its surrounding suburbs are headed in opposite directions on bus transit. At the root of the issue: labor and leadership. Despite persistent staffing challenges, leaders in Detroit are showing increased willingness to… Read more Labor Issues are Holding Up Transit Improvements in Metro Detroit