Thursday, April 25, 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...

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...

Comment on Who We Are by Un développement « radical » du vélo permettrait d’économiser 24.000...

L’Institute for Transportation & Development Policy, en partenariat avec l’Université de Davis en Californie publie un rapport qui invite les villes à favoriser...

Comment on Who We Are by Chart of the Day: CO2 Emissions vs. Cycling Modeshare...

a chart from a recent study by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), a big International thinktank, about the relationship between...

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

Pedestrians pass the aftermath of a crash in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 11, 2021. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe...

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

So many comments by some who have no apparent expertise in the subject matter.

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

Best to put Amtrak on an “Asset Lite” model. Since employee hiring and retention will always be a problem going forward due to demographics...

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

Mistakes by Amtrak management made prior to Covid disruptions certainly foreshadow current operating problems. However, they are hardly foreign to any US company. Why?...

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Congressional briefing emphasizes electrification and public transit to meet climate goals

54 years since the first Earth Day, the US is still focusing on highway expansion. In light of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, due...

There’s a climate cost to America’s freeways, and it’s not paid equally.

The environmental impacts of the Interstate Highway System continue to harm communities of color through health hazards, pollution, and displacement. Flickr photo The sprawling roadway network...

How Indonesian Cities Are Prioritizing Inclusive Public Transport

The lack of holistic data on how marginalized and differently-abled groups move in major cities is often a barrier to developing more inclusive urban...

How Indonesian Cities Are Prioritizing Inclusive Public Transport

The lack of holistic data on how marginalized and differently-abled groups move in major cities is often a barrier to developing more inclusive urban...