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Pols Push Albany On Ideas for Free Bus Rides

December 14, 2022

December 14, 2022 | Robert Puentes

“You have to make sure it’s at a level that doesn’t result in worse service,” said Robert Puentes, president and...

FTA Opens Applications for Initial $343M Tranche of Transit Station Accessibility Grants

July 29, 2022

July 29, 2022 | Ethan McLeod

July 28, 2022 - Federal transportation officials this week announced the opening of an application round for a new federal...

Senators Discuss IIJA’s Impacts and Opportunities for Transit Investment, Safety, Emissions

July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022 | Ethan McLeod

July 14, 2022 - The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing this week with FTA...

DOT Reinstates Greenhouse Emissions Measure for NHS

July 15, 2022

July 15, 2022 | Jeff Davis

July 15, 2022 - Last week, the Federal Highway Administration announced a proposed regulation requiring states and local planning agencies...

The Journey to Making Transportation Available to Everyone

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 | Audrey Denis

July 7, 2022 - When I think of an ideal future for transit, I envision a system that can and...

Addressing Transportation Disparities by Embracing the Future of Mobility

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 | Ryan Brumfield

July 7, 2022 - The COVID-19 pandemic elevated our collective awareness of transportation disparities. Frontline workers have lower wages on...

Community-Supported Plan Fuels Transportation Transformations

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 | Jonathan Hammond

July 7, 2022 - Sometimes neighborhood plans sit on the shelf—but sometimes they contain the right ingredients, bring together the...

Another Case for Increasing Participation of Women in Aviation

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 | Caroline Marete

July 7, 2022 - Despite acknowledgement by industry stakeholders that a diversity and inclusion problem persists, historically marginalized groups such...

States 'Drive the Bus' for Rural, Small Urban, & Specialized Transit... Not Just Literally!

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 | Richard Price

July 7, 2022 - While they do not usually operate transit, state departments of transportation (DOTs) certainly “drive the bus,”...

Toward a Multimodal California: How the State is Investing in Walking, Biking, and Transit

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 | Avital Barnea

July 7, 2022 - It is for all of us who wish to or have to go car-free — whether...

Measuring What Can't Be Measured

July 6, 2022

July 6, 2022 | Stefanie Brodie

July 7, 2022 - Not all critical transportation goals lend themselves to quantitative analysis. Despite my background in transportation equity...

DOT Launches 5-Year, $1B Grant Program Targeting Highway Removal and More

July 1, 2022

July 1, 2022 | Ethan McLeod

July 1, 2022 - The Biden administration this week kicked off a first-of-its-kind federal grant program to help communities nationwide...