Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Buses

Boarding through the rear door is difficult for passengers with mobility challenges. Photo: Imelda March

Rear-Door Boarding Leaves Disabled Riders Stranded

By John Greenfield | Apr 20, 2020 | No Comments

This post originally appeared on Streetsblog Chicago and is republished here with permission. CTA bus drivers have every right to be concerned about their health during COVID-19. Even with plummeting transit ridership, dozens of people are riding their vehicles every day, creating the potential for viral exposure. Several CTA employees have tested positive for the […]

Why yes, in fact, that is a racist depiction of a gang of mostly brown people menacing a white woman with a knife on a public train.

Streetsblog 101: How Pop Culture Stigmatizes Transit

By Kea Wilson | Mar 12, 2020 | No Comments

Have you ever noticed that almost any time characters ride a bus or a train in a movie, they...kinda hate it?

A new study suggests the Second Avenue subway (above, opening in January 2017) has generated some $70 billion in real estate value for the surrounding development. Source: John Taggart/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

Every City Should Try This Innovative Way To Fund Transit

By Eric Jaffe | Mar 9, 2020 | No Comments

When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values sky rocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit from that phenomenon — and use that money to expand transit more?

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Can We End Violent Crime on Transit Without Over-Policing?

By John Greenfield | Mar 2, 2020 | No Comments

Chicago is putting more cops on train platforms — but LA cautions that it might come at a cost.

https://chi.preprod-streetsblog.alley.ws/2020/02/19/lightfoots-crackdown-on-bus-and-bike-lane-violations-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction/

Chicago Has a Great New Tool to Keep Cars Out of Bus Lanes

By John Greenfield | Feb 20, 2020 | No Comments

Editor’s note: How many times have you seen drivers decide that the bike or bus lane would be the perfect place to idle in their cars — even if it forces cyclists out into dangerous traffic, or slows down what’s supposed to be a rapid bus route? Chicago has a great idea to stop that […]

NYC Proves Bus-Only Streets Save Lives

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 17, 2020 | No Comments

A quiet Presidents Day reminds us how much safer our city is when there are fewer cars around. The Busway is proof every day.

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