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Transit Use is Growing, But Not Where You Think

Transit saw some big ridership increases over the past few years, but maybe not where you'd expect. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the top ten metropolitan areas where transit use has increased the most.
19 November 2009 - 9:00am
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When The Auto Columnist Gives Up His Car

What's this? The Wall Street Journal's 'car guy' - the reporter who writes about cars and roads, is .....without a car? As difficult as it may be to believe, Joseph White is now a carless urbanite in DC. Here is his first column in his new lifestyle.
6 November 2009 - 7:00am
The Wall Street Journal
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Hitting Fast-Forward on Transit

LA Mayor Villaraigosa an ambitious new plan to speed up new rail projects throughout the city, and to complete it all within 10 years instead of the previously proposed 30.
1 November 2009 - 5:00am
The Los Angeles Times

Drive A Hot Rod, Save The Planet

How can a Porsche be better for the environment than a Prius? If you use transit to commute, and only take the hot rod out on the weekends. Slate writer Joe Eaton sold his Volvo for a combination of transit and fun.
30 October 2009 - 12:00pm
Slate

Dude, Where's My Metrorail?

Citing prohibitive costs and the use of light rail or bus rapid transit, the expansion of Miami's Metrorail has not been included in Miami-Dade County's 10-year transportation plan. Yet, County officials suggest expansion is still a priority.
23 October 2009 - 1:00pm
Miami Today

If Only Dallas Had Streetcars

Clayton McCleskey makes the case for why Dallas ought to be a little more like Zurich.
21 October 2009 - 8:00am
The Dallas Morning News

Transit Cheats Plague San Francisco's MUNI

Ever wonder how many people hop on those cable-cars in San Fran without paying the fare? Well, it turns out that transit cheats cost MUNI, San Francisco's transit agency, an estimated, $19 million a year.
21 October 2009 - 6:00am
The San Francisco Chronicle
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Uncertainty Over Dubai's New Metro System

With barely a third of its metro stations in operation, there is some doubt over whether Dubai's metro will be a success.
16 October 2009 - 5:00am
The Christian Science Monitor
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Raided CA Transit Funding May Return

The California Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that funding for bus and train service could not be taken for other uses.
5 October 2009 - 12:00pm
San Jose Mercury News

Traversing LA One Bus At A Time

A Wall St. Journal reporter takes a five-day sightseeing trip to Los Angeles, sans rental car. Getting the Getty Villa and Watts Towers were two of the more challenging forays.
1 October 2009 - 1:00pm
Wall St Journal

Open Transit Data: New Yorkers Left Out in the Cold

Give software developers open transit data, and they'll create applications that make riding easier and more convenient, says Ben Fried. But straphangers in the nation's largest transit market, New York, are still waiting for the MTA to open up.
24 September 2009 - 10:00am
Streetsblog
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Increased Transit Use Reduced Carbon Emissions by 37 Million Tons

A new report by Environment America suggests that increased ridership in 2008 reduced global warming gases significantly, and increasing ridership by 10% more could save the equivalent of all the oil we import from the Persian Gulf.
24 September 2009 - 7:00am
Smart Growth America blog

Transit Agencies Begin to See Stimulus Funds

The Obama administration has begun awarding grants of millions to transit agencies across the country for everything from bus upgrades to photovoltaic canopies and agency building upgrades. Check out the breakdown by agency here.
22 September 2009 - 2:00pm
SF Streetsblog

Oklahoma City Releases Broad New Plan

A broad new plan has been unveiled in Oklahoma City. Included in the plan is a new 70-acre downtown park and a raft of transit improvements.
22 September 2009 - 8:00am
The Oklahoman

Charlotte Light Rail May See Six Year Delay

In an effort to give themselves more time to pay for it, transit officials in Charlotte may delay an 11-mile light rail extension for six years.
16 September 2009 - 7:00am
The Charlotte Observer

Friday Funny: Honolulu Tackles B.O. on The Bus

The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that will make it illegal to bring "odors that unreasonably disturb others" onto the bus.
4 September 2009 - 2:00pm
Honolulu Advertiser
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How the Economy Could Hurt Atlanta's Beltline

Atlanta's Beltline project is one of the most ambitious transportation plans the city has seen in decades, but the downturn in the economy could wreak havoc on its progress.
4 September 2009 - 6:00am
The Signal
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Balancing the Needs for Transportation Between Cities and Within Cities

Yonah Freemark, blogger at The Transport Politic, argues that long-distance transportation projects like high-speed rail are essential to creating a balance of intercity and intracity transit.
27 August 2009 - 1:00pm
the transport politic

To Share or Not to Share? The Great Transit Data Debate

Some transit agencies keep it under wraps, while others share it widely. Three cities in the U.S. show how the availability of transit arrival data is a wild frontier.
27 August 2009 - 11:00am
CNET
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The Planetizen News Brief - 8/27/09


4:45 minutes (4.36 MB)

States reach out for rail money, HUD tightens lending rules, and slum dwellers pin hopes for revival on summer blockbuster -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

27 August 2009 - 5:00am
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