Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Buses

Transit Vote 2016: Indianapolis’s Chance to Get a Real Transit System

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 13, 2016 | 1 Comment

The presidency and Congress aren’t the only things at stake when voters go to the polls next month. In several cities, people will also be deciding the future of their transit and transportation systems. With the odds of increasing federal transit funding looking remote in gridlocked Washington, these local ballot measures take on even more importance. Before […]

Send Us Your Nominations for the Sorriest Bus Stop in America

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 22, 2016 | 45 Comments

Streetsblog’s “Sorriest Bus Stop in America” contest is back by popular demand. Last year, readers nominated dozens of forlorn bus stops to call attention to the daily indignities and dangers that bus riders have to put up with. This sad, windswept patch of grass between two highway-like roads in a St. Louis inner suburb took the […]

A New Blueprint for Streets That Put Transit Front and Center

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 15, 2016 | 37 Comments

The National Association of City Transportation Officials has released a new design guide to help cities prioritize transit on their streets. How can cities integrate bus rapid transit with protected bike lanes? How can bus stops be improved and the boarding process sped up? How should traffic signals be optimized to prioritize buses? The Transit Street Design Guide goes into greater […]

Tourists Keep Their Trolleys While Memphis Bus Riders Face Devastating Cuts

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 31, 2016 | 7 Comments

Memphis’s transit system is in crisis. For a long time, the Memphis Area Transit Authority redirected funds intended for repairing buses and trolleys to instead pay drivers and buy gas. Now the jig is up. A handful of buses as well as two of the city’s historic trolleys have actually caught fire in recent years. According to MATA CEO Ron […]

Ridership on the Upswing After Houston’s Bus Network Redesign

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 4, 2016 | 5 Comments

In August, Houston debuted its new bus network, reconfigured to increase frequent service, expand weekend hours, and improve access to jobs. The implementation was contentious at times, and when we last checked in on the results — two months after the changes took effect — bus ridership was down 4 percent overall but up dramatically on weekends. That was to […]

Detroit Bus Driver Contract Offers Bonuses When Ridership Rises

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 7, 2015 | 1 Comment

A new labor contract between the Detroit Department of Transportation and ATU Local 26 explicitly ties bus driver bonuses to ridership increases. If farebox revenue goes up, 30 percent of the increase will belong to drivers, up to a certain point, DDOT announced earlier this week. Individual drivers’ bonuses are capped at $350 per year the first year and can rise […]

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