Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Comment on A blueprint for Amtrak success from T4A Chair John Robert Smith by...

Thank you for this perceptive article. I have traveled on Amtrak long-distance trains for decades and much prefer them to other means of transportation....

Comment on A blueprint for Amtrak success from T4A Chair John Robert Smith by...

We are faithful long distance customers. Amtrak is better than airplanes for us. Flying is stressful. We see areas of the country we would...

Comment on A blueprint for Amtrak success from T4A Chair John Robert Smith by...

Thank you for this article, as disturbing as it was. I was not aware of the furloughs imposed by Amtrak’s management, but I...

Deaths and injuries in road crashes are a ‘silent epidemic on wheels’

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Pandemic-stricken mass transit would get $85 billion in Biden stimulus plan – a down...

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority was hit hard by a 79% ridership reduction during the pandemic. It needs an extra $8 billion through 2024...

COVID impacts demand a change of plan: funding a shift from commuting to living...

Conventional transport infrastructure planning has been based on wholesale commuting to and from the city centre. Taras Vyshnya/ShutterstockLong-term planning has delivered mass transit systems...

Londoners Have Become Afraid of Public Transit

Seventy percent of Londoners no longer feel comfortable with the idea of commuting to work via public transport. So says a poll released this...

In Japan and France, Riding Transit Looks Surprisingly Safe

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