To Tackle Staffing Shortages, Boston’s Bus System Can Learn from These Global Cities
US cities need practical, creative solutions to improve its faltering public transit systems. In the Greater Boston area in particular, where ITDP US has...
U.S. Working Group Calls on White House to Strengthen Guidance on Transport Emissions
Earlier this year, in January 2023, the Biden Administration’s White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released updated Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas...
Why Trans and Queer Visibility on Public Transport Matters
There are two transgender holidays. The International Transgender Day of Remembrance is honored every November 20th. It is a memorial. Practically every member of...
An Antiracist Future For Our Highways
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An Antiracist Future For Our Infrastructure
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From the Golden Coast to the Bay State: U.S. Cities on the Move
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US Transit Leaders: “We Must Prioritize, Invest, and Do Better for BRT”
The majority of transit trips in the US are by bus. California State Senator Scott Wiener’s keynote address at ITDP’s U.S. Bus Rapid Transit...
From Skeptic to Advocate: One Boston Area Mayor’s Transit Journey
Everett, Massachusetts, is a city directly bordering Boston. It has an ethnically diverse population of 40,000 people––one-third of whom were born outside of the...
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