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Aug 10, 2015 · Although history and geography are partly to blame, there’s a deeper reason why American public transportation is so terrible. European, Asian, and Canadian cities treat it as a vital...
- Joseph Stromberg
Aug 31, 2018 · One hundred years ago, the United States had a public transportation system that was the envy of the world. Today, outside a few major urban centers, it is barely on life support. Even in...
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
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 · As COVID-relief funds dwindle and ridership levels remain low, mass-transit systems throughout the United States are hurtling toward financial crisis. Saving public transit from the...
Apr 27, 2023 · American transit agencies are standing on the brink of a devastating fiscal cliff. Covid-era emergency dollars are dwindling, and revenues remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Without new ...
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.
