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Capital Metro Bus

Bus System Redesign Boosts Ridership in Austin

Over a year after Capital Metro in Austin overhauled its bus system design, the system is bucking national trends and achieving growth in its ridership numbers.

July 19, 2019 - CBS Austin

MBTA Bus

Video: How to Give Your Bus System a BRT Makeover

Streetfilms explores the efforts of cities in the Boston region tp redesign bus operations.

December 6, 2018 - Streetsblog USA

SEPTA Bus Transit

Bus System Redesign Revealed in Philadelphia

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is tackling a redesign of the bus system serving the city of Philadelphia.

June 21, 2018 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Boston Bus

Speeding Up Buses in Boston

Boston's busiest buses are slow and have lost ridership, the LivableStreets Alliance proposes a plan for changing that.

March 23, 2018 - Streetsblog

New York Has its First Center-Running Bus

It's a small step forward on a portion of the Bx6 bus line in Bronx, but the center-running bus is coming to more corners of New York City soon.

October 5, 2017 - Spectrum News

Washington D.C. Bus

D.C.'s Circulator Bus System: Metro Out, DDOT In

The well-documented problems facing the D.C. Circulator bus system came to head earlier in July.

July 25, 2017 - WAMU

BaltimoreLink System Map

Baltimore's New Bus System Comes With a Snazzy New Map

Fans of transit maps will have to watch out for the new map of BaltimoreLink.

May 17, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Boston Bus

Boston's Data-Driven Bus System Makeover

MIT's Transit Lab created a ridership model called Origin Destination Transfer (ODX) that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is using to make incremental changes to the region's bus system.

April 18, 2017 - CityLab

Akron Bus

Akron Putting Finishing Touches on Bus System Overhaul

Akron Metro RTA recently announced the details of an overhaul of its bus system—the reorganization will affect every one of the system's 36 fixed bus routes.

July 27, 2016 - Akron Beacon Journal

New York Subway

NYDOT's New 'Mobility Report': Subway Booms While Bus System Busts

The first "New York City Mobility Report" released under the leadership of New York Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg finds two sides of transit coin.

June 11, 2016 - StreetsBlog NYC

San Francisco MUNI

Latest 'Muni Forward' Changes Mean Route Changes, Frequency Improvements

Muni will soon launch the fourth phase of improvement to San Francisco's transit system.

April 18, 2016 - San Francisco Examiner

Downtown St. Petersburg Ready for Bus System Changes

St. Petersburg will overhaul its bus system in early 2016, expecting improved efficiency from operating on the downtown city grid as well as upgrades to the area that serves as the current hub of the system.

November 24, 2015 - Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

The First Days of Houston's New High Frequency Bus Grid

Houston is making big transportation news this week with the launch of a newly replanned Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro) bus system.

August 19, 2015 - Human Transit

Houston Approves Transit System Reimagining Plan

Jarrett Walker shares the news that the city of Houston gave final approval to overhaul its public transit system, including the implementation of a frequent network grid. The changes are expected to be complete by August 2015.

February 15, 2015 - Human Transit

Updated Transit Network for Columbus Available for Public Comment

Jarrett Walker shares news of a proposed transit network update for Columbus, Ohio, which he helped develop as part of a consulting team led by IBI Associates. The update has been released for public comment.

May 31, 2014 - Human Transit

Massive Bus System Overhaul Proposed for Houston

Houston has proposed a large-scale overhaul of the Metro bus system. Based primarily on a high-frequency grid, the proposed plan would make sweeping changes to routes, nomenclature, and more. The plan will be a "must watch" for planners.

May 12, 2014 - Houston Chronicle

How a Private-Sector Approach Can Save Your Transit System

Is your city's transit agency caught in a cycle of rising fares, declining service, and chronic financial problems? Mark Aesch has used an innovative approach to turn around the bus systems in Rochester and Detroit. Could it work in your city?

July 19, 2013 - The Atlantic Cities

Tallahassee Engineers Surprising Transit Turnaround

Under the cover of darkness two years ago, Tallahassee's StarMetro completely overhauled its entire bus system, replacing its out of date hub-and-spoke model with a grid-like system over one evening. This year, the system was honored by the APA.

March 12, 2013 - Governing

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