Feds Love Cali Bullet Train
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Plus L.A. Times pens an especially absurd story claiming project will have only one track
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Public Transportation
Will Vaccine Rollout Forget Transit Workers?
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Until yesterday, transit workers were recognized as essential workers who should be prioritized for vaccinations against COVID. Then state plans changed, and transit workers are left wondering why they've been left out.
Four Big Questions about Biden's Transportation Relief
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Transit advocates are applauding President-elect Biden's COVID-19 relief plan, but wonder whether it will be enough to save the green modes that millions of Americans rely on.
Study: The U.S. Can Afford to Build More Rail
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The persistent myth that it just costs more to build train lines in the U.S. than it does abroad is mostly bunk, a new analysis finds — but costs quickly balloon when we start building them underground, for reasons that researchers can't yet fully explain.
Study: Free Transit Helps Local Businesses
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A new study finds that commuters with access to free public transportation don't drive any less — but they do take more leisure and shopping trips than those who have to pay their own fare, which could help provide local economies with the cash they need to provide a broader range of social services over time.
Riding Transit During the Pandemic Is Pretty Safe
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As coronavirus cases surge nationally, many scientific studies are reassuring essential workers that it's largely safe to take public transportation (if they use basic precautions) — and reminding Washington that it's past time to give transit agencies the relief they need.