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The board of directors of Austin, Texas’s Capital Metro has named Randy Clarke, who previously served as the vice president of operations and member...
Megacities Commit to Zero-Emission Bus Technology
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Elon Musk Shares Controversial Views on Public Transit
Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and most recently, The Boring Company, recently expressed his controversial opinions on public transportation at a conference...
New York MTA to Scrap Iconic MetroCard
Say goodbye to New York’s yellow, bendable, unmistakable MetroCard, which riders have used to swipe through subway turnstiles and board buses for over 20...
Freeways Is a Mobile Game That Lets You Play Traffic Engineer
The air sings with four-letter words. The iPad sits stoic as fingers poke, jab, and prod at its screen. Traffic engineering, it turns out,...
Voters Approve Swaths of Transit-Related Ballot Measures in Local, State Elections
On November 7, 2017, voters from across the county approved a wide range of transit-related ballot measures in local and state elections, a sign...
Mass transit News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation
Many Americans need reliable public transit to get to school or work. Frank Hank
July 26, 2017Junfeng Jiao, University of Texas at Austin and...
Dallas Transit Failing Neediest Residents, Study Finds
A study recently presented to members of the City of Dallas Mobility Solutions, Infrastructure and Sustainability Committee highlights several pitfalls and inefficiencies in the...
New York MTA’s Incoming Fare Payment System Sparks Security, Privacy Concerns
For over twenty years, New Yorkers have swiped the iconic MetroCard to pay their transit fares and board trains and buses. Last month, however,...
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