Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Transit

Talking Headways Podcast: No More Transit Hunger Games

By Jeff Wood | Jul 29, 2021 | No Comments

This week Dan Baer, senior vice president at WSP, talks with Kevin Corbett, president and CEO of New Jersey Transit. In this one-on-one conversation, Baer and Corbett talk about NJ Transit’s response to the pandemic, bus electrification, new technologies, and much more.

OPINION: What New Yorkers Can Learn From Seoul

By Philip Mark Plotch | Jul 28, 2021 | No Comments

The subway and streets of the Korean capital hold many lessons for Gotham.

Advocates Call for Action on Infrastructure Bill

By Kea Wilson | Jul 27, 2021 | No Comments

The Senate may be on the brink of slashing the nation’s core transit funding at a moment when many hoped the mode would finally get its due — unless advocates speak out.

Who’s in Charge of NYC's MTA?

By Dave Colon | Jul 19, 2021 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo's bid to split the top job stalled — although the agency continues to push it. Will we be saying hello to an interim chairman?

Talking Headways Podcast: Man’s Best Friend on Transit

By Jeff Wood | Jul 15, 2021 | No Comments

This week we’re joined by Dr. Jennifer Kent, senior research fellow in urbanism at the Sydney School of Architecture. Kent talks with us about why we travel, the effect of family on our travel behavior, and the idea of “messy trips.” But, mostly, we talk about how dogs effect people’s trip choices.

Advocates Mixed On New Northeast Corridor Rail Plan

By Christian MilNeil | Jul 14, 2021 | No Comments

The Northeast Corridor Commission, a federally-convened partnership between the states and Amtrak, has released a new 15-year plan to upgrade tracks and stations for faster trips between Boston and Washington, DC. If all of the recommended projects from the new “Connect NEC 2035” plan were funded and built, the Commission estimates that Amtrak’s travel times […]

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