Happening Now: Meet the New Congressional Caucus for Transportation
Democratic Reps. Ayanna Pressley, Jesús García, and Mark Takano are forming a Future of Transportation Caucus that will push for more funding for mass transit and transit-friendly legislation..
October 17, 2019
Urban Transit Systems are Adding Riders (Mostly)
Some American cities are bucking a years-long trend of declining transit ridership — but much depends on whether the system is good or bad (as we certainly know here in NY!).
October 15, 2019
POST-MORTEM: Car2Go is Car2Gone in 5 Cities
The largest car sharing company in the world is withdrawing from five North American cities after being squeezed at both ends of a volatile economy that has given passengers a multitude options to motor around their cities.
October 1, 2019
Americans Keep Spending More on Taxis While Transit Stays Flat
Americans spent four times as much money on Uber and Lyft trips last year as they did in 2013. This is a crisis.
September 27, 2019
Voters Save Light Rail from Koch Brothers Onslaught
Take that, Koch brothers: Voters in Phoenix have soundly rejected a proposal that would have halted the expansion of the city's light rail system.
August 28, 2019
Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest
Cyclists love riding the scenic roads in the Hudson River valley, but a Draconian municipal law could have cops ticketing riders and even throwing them in jail if they ride side by side.
July 15, 2019
Tally Ho! London Breaks its Cycling Record as New York Flatlines
London's painstaking network of new bike lanes, its refurbished signals at intersections, and its world-famous traffic congestion policies are paying off with record ridership. Can New York get with the programme (yes, that's the British spelling!)
July 8, 2019
Scoot Over: Nashville Unplugs E-Scooters — Just as New York Legalizes Them
Nashville is moving to end the city's e-scooter program after a scooter rider was killed by a car driver last month. The strategy comes as New York State is about to enter its own brave new world of micro-mobility.
June 27, 2019
Lyft-Uber Bike Share Battle Has Vast Ramifications Beyond Bay Area
The two tech giants' battle over San Francisco's bike share system will have implications across the country.
June 4, 2019
Texas Gov. Makes Life-Saving Red Light Cameras Illegal
In New York City, we want more speed cameras. In Texas, the governor just made them illegal.
June 3, 2019
