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Many Americans live in transit deserts – areas where demand for transit exceeds the supply. To fix these gaps, we need to find and map them so agencies can add transit options in the right places.
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More than 200 mayors have committed their cities to stick with the Paris climate deal no matter what the US does. Electric vehicles offer a promising route to making good on that pledge.
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A combination of transit-oriented centres, inclusionary zoning and a special rate on land instead of stamp duty could make housing more affordable by cutting congestion, development and travel costs.
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To maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks, we need to know how ride-share companies will affect public transportation.
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How did urban public transport in America, like much of our infrastructure, get to be in such bad shape? Will millennials help turn it around?