InTransition Magazine

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Microtransit Gains Momentum With Public Transportation Agencies

On-demand van services are competing with ride-hailing and filling some crucial gaps in public transit networks.

November 17, 2022 - InTransition Magazine

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Storefront Service Centers Put Transit Agencies on Solid Footing

During a time when there are apps and websites for just about everything, some transit agencies are turning to storefronts to better serve their customers.

February 20, 2019 - InTransition Magazine

Community Meeting

Reaching the People: Taking an Innovative Approach to Public Engagement

This article features the innovative outreach work of the Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, and California High-Speed Rail, among others.

February 19, 2019 - InTransition Magazine

London Truck

Factoring Freight into Complete Streets Plans

The goods movement industry wants a seat at the table.

February 8, 2018 - InTransition Magazine

Sidewalk

Breaking Down Barriers

Making streets, sidewalks safer for people with limited mobility.

January 31, 2018 - InTransition Magazine

Multi-Modalism

Creating Complete Streets

The complete streets movement calls for streets to be designed—or redesigned—in order to accommodate a broad range of users and uses.

January 28, 2018 - InTransition Magazine

Internet of Things for Cars

Eyes on the Streets

Apps, Intelligent Transportation Systems Improving Safety for Pedestrians

January 5, 2017 - InTransition Magazine

Traffic Safety Advocates

Cities Zero In On Road Road Safety

Ambitious, Rapidly Expanding Vision Zero Movement Seeks to End Vehicular Deaths

January 3, 2017 - InTransition Magazine

Sticking Together Could Pay With Truck Platooning Technology

Autonomous cars are making headlines, but what about using automated platooning technology for truck fleets or the military? The technology may be able to cut fuel costs and allow for the driverless transport of goods through dangerous areas.

March 20, 2016 - InTransition Magazine

Uber for Trucking: Matching Freight with Haulers

Finding freight to haul—or truckers to move merchandise—is as easy as logging into one of many so-called "Uber for trucking" smartphone applications on the market.

March 18, 2016 - InTransition Magazine

The E-commerce Revolution

The internet has revolutionized the way people shop. From Amazon's Prime service, to grocery stores offering online ordering and delivery or store pick-up, the retail landscape has changed and so have brick-and-mortar shops and delivery methods.

March 14, 2016 - InTransition Magazine

The fronts of three double-decker buses in London

Can the Bus Be Sexy?

Transit agencies are increasingly turning to branding and advertising to improve their images. But can conservative bureaucracies embrace what it means to be "cool"? More importantly, can they attract riders?

October 12, 2014 - InTransition Magazine

Calatrava PATH New York

Why Design Matters in Transportation Infrastructure Design

New Jersey School of Architecture Director Darius Sollohub writes that transportation planners and engineers should consider what their infrastructure designs will say to today's users and future generations in an essay in InTransition magazine.

September 30, 2014 - InTransition Magazine

How Curbside Carriers Changed America's Mind About Buses

Intercity bus travel is no longer the exclusive domain of the down-and-out. The likes of BoltBus and Megabus have, over the past few years, brought a new level of service to the open roads.

April 13, 2014 - InTransition Magazine

How TODs Fared Through the Housing Crash

Transit-oriented developments multiplied and held their values comparatively well in the housing crisis. In this article, Josh Stephens explores whether the trend will continue post-recession, or if sprawl is poised for a comeback.

November 28, 2012 - InTransition Magazine

Transit Discovers Social Media

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are becoming standard components of transit agencies' strategies for outreach and keeping riders informed.

July 20, 2010 - InTransition Magazine

Can Free Fares Save Public Transit?

With 100 percent subsidies, transit agencies could drop the pretense of being businesses and serve many more people -- or so proponents say. Agencies aren't so sure.

November 24, 2009 - InTransition Magazine

More Passengers And Less Funding Threaten To Cripple Transit Agencies

The recession has made many commuters more transit-dependent while shrinking the public coffers that may for the bulk of transit service. Without further subsidies, agencies face tough choices because of this "incredible paradox."

November 18, 2009 - InTransition Magazine

Cities Begin To Rethink Parking Policies

Three years after the publication of The High Cost of Free Parking, Prof. Don Shoup's work has begun to take hold across the country. Cities from San Francisco to Washington, DC, are starting to curb traffic and recognize the true cost of parking.

March 9, 2009 - InTransition Magazine

Stadiums Don't Pay

InTransition Magazine talks to Rick Eckstein, author of Public Dollars, Private Stadiums: The Battle over Building Sports Stadiums about why stadiums fail to fulfill their promises of economic revitalization.

August 29, 2008 - InTransition Magazine

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