Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Buses

A Swedish Transit Agency Cuts Through the Autonomous Car Hype

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 29, 2017 | 12 Comments

The ad uses car commercial cliches — tight shots of a sleek exterior, an overbearing soundtrack — to express a point that doesn’t get made often enough: We already have the technology to address a lot of the problems that self-driving cars purport to solve.

You'd probably pay as much for a used Civic now as these sports cars cost two years ago. Photo: MD111/Flickr

The Big Beneficiaries of Rhode Island’s Plan to Cut Car Taxes Would Be Rich People

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2017 | 3 Comments

The "regressive" label often gets trotted out by proponents of cheap motoring, whether they're opposing a gas tax, tolls, or car fees. The problem with this argument is that many poor people don't own cars and are harmed by a transportation system that prioritizes driving instead of transit.

In Baltimore, Combining Bikes and Buses to Reconnect a Car-Lite City

By Michael Andersen | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments

In the first in a series of profiles of the 10 focus areas in the PeopleForBikes Big Jump Project, we look at Baltimore's plans to beef up frequent bus service and install a low-stress biking network in six neighborhoods.

San Francisco is the only city in the country where all-door boarding is the rule, not the exception. Photo: NACTO

Win Back Transit Riders By Speeding Up Bus Boarding

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 1, 2017 | 75 Comments

One surefire way for U.S. transit agencies to improve bus service is to streamline the boarding process by enabling riders to get on at any door. In a new report, NACTO makes the case for all-door boarding and looks at how American transit agencies are moving forward on implementation.

Advocates protested the mayor's decision to remove buses from Public Square at a City Council meeting earlier this month. Photo: Clevelanders for Public Transit

Bus Riders Prevail: Transit to Return to Cleveland’s Public Square

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2017 | 1 Comment

After booting buses out of Public Square as part of a $50 million redesign, Mayor Frank Jackson now says the city is preparing to reopen the space to buses in March. That would end a seven-month closure that led to systemwide bus delays and gained national notoriety as a case study of how local governments mistreat bus riders.

Seattle's Third Street moves more than 100,000 bus commuters daily. Without cars, it could work even better for transit. Photo: Zach Heistand/Flickr

Why Seattle Should Boot Cars Off Its Busiest Street for Buses

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 22, 2017 | 5 Comments

Seattle is booming, and in downtown, transit has been absorbing most of the city's growth in travel. With the streets full during rush hour, the only way to increase capacity is to reallocate street space from cars to more compact modes like buses and bikes.

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