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Free ride: DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public...
Mass transit systems in American cities face post-pandemic fiscal cliff
Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs millions of white-collar workers in American cities continue to work from home three years after...
D.C. Should Let Its Billionaire Sports Owner Extort Someone Else
Slate via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWashington’s post-pandemic struggles are no secret. Last summer, the Washington Post’s Paul...
COTA board picks Chief Operating Officer Monica Tellez-Fowler as next president/CEO
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Central Ohio Transit Authority board of trustees has chosen a new leader — currently the public...
What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoWhen a small city abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering...
Letters containing fentanyl sent to election offices in 6 states. Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson...
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoElection workers in Pittsburgh process ballots from the 2022 Pennsylvania primary on June 1, 2022....
Mayors are wielding free transit to draw people back downtown. It’s not that easy.
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOffering free rides on public transit gives state and local officials one way to show they’re doing something to address the longstanding socioeconomic inequities laid bare by the pandemic.
Commuting to work in the US: facts and statistics
Bankrate via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoFor many Americans, commuting to work is part of their everyday life. The most recent data show the average American commuter spends around 25.6 minutes...
Metro Transit wrestles with crime in light-rail trains, at stops
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLisa Webb purposely sits with her back against the front of the Green Line train when she rides to...
Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit
theGrio via AOL· 5 months agoRevenue from the tolls, projected to be roughly $1 billion annually, would be used to finance...