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Topping up. shutterstockIt is 15 years since Transport for London (TfL) launched the Oyster card on London’s buses and tube trains, but Oyster hasn’t...
Growing cities face challenges of keeping the masses moving up, down and across
Cities are growing vertically as well as horizontally, so infrastructure needs to ensure people can move up and down as well as across the...
Growing cities face challenges of keeping the masses moving up, down and across
Cities are growing vertically as well as horizontally, so infrastructure needs to ensure people can move up and down as well as across the...
What public transit can learn from Uber and Lyft
Riders on San Francisco's Muni light rail system. David Lytle, CC BYFor all of their complaints about it, Americans care about public transit. Surveys...
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...
Stranded in our own communities: Transit deserts make it hard for people to find...
Many Americans need reliable public transit to get to school or work. Frank Hank, CC BY-SAAs any commuter who has experienced unreliable service or...
Stranded in our own communities: Transit deserts make it hard for people to find...
Many Americans need reliable public transit to get to school or work. Frank Hank, CC BY-SAAs any commuter who has experienced unreliable service or...
Cities can jump-start climate progress by plugging in their vehicles
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, left, and Mayor Eric Garcetti pose next to an all-electric car in this 2015 photo. AP Photo/Nick...
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Make housing affordable and cut road congestion all at once? Here’s a way
This transit-oriented development in Oakland, California, combines residential housing with easy access to local transport options and amenities. Eric Fredericks/flickr, CC BY-SATwo of...
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