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- Urban freeways and transit infrastructure projects — often paid for in large part by federal transportation funds — have disproportionately displaced and isolated people living in minority neighborhoods, tearing at the fabric of vibrant communities and compounding issues of equity and access to jobs and essential services.
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Sep 5, 2019 · It has been experiencing rapid population growth, at least compared to other cities in the US, and has been beset by mounting concerns over the functionality of its current and future urban transportation.
- Andrew R. Goetz
- 2019
Jun 25, 2021 · A new analysis of a half-century of transportation patterns in U.S. cities shows how the share of transit commuters has plunged in most — but not all — metro regions since 1970.
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Nov 30, 2023 · Unlike many global peers, American public transportation agencies are struggling to reach pre-pandemic ridership levels. The US has fallen behind on transit innovation, but could catch up by learning from the successes (and some failures) from around the world.
May 15, 2023 · Urban centers would grow more clogged with traffic as more commuters get behind the wheel. This would increase both air pollution and carbon emissions in metro areas. Indeed, a widespread shift...
Jul 20, 2020 · However, American public transit infrastructure is crumbling and struggling to modernize. A comparison between public transportation networks construction costs in US megacities and their international counterparts raises concerns about how we spend our money.
- Yuzhi Gao
Jun 25, 2021 · Just 5 percent of workers now get to work by bus or train nationwide, compared with almost 9 percent a half century ago. Most people are driving instead. This trend is partly the product of the federal government’s decision to keep land-use development planning and transportation separate.
Additionally, transport terminals such as ports, airports, and railyards are located within urban areas, helping anchor a city within a regional and global mobility system. Still, transportation infrastructure and terminals also contribute to a specific array of challenges.
