Transit Ridership
World Cup crowds offer 'stress test' for Kansas City transit planners
Transportation officials are closely monitoring travel patterns during the World Cup to understand how the city's transit system can be improved as the population grows.
Weekend ridership on LA's D Line surged 80% after extension opened
World Cup attendees took roughly 45,000 rides to and from the first two games at the Los Angeles Stadium.
Seattle light rail 'shatters' national ridership records with 155,000 daily rides
Sound Transit rail ridership rose sharply after the agency opened a new cross-lake connection.
North Carolina Triangle transit ridership jumped 32% in April
Rising gas prices are prompting more Americans to consider public transit, where it's available.
CTA underestimated Chicago transit ridership by 19 million trips
The agency is moving from using farebox data and manual video reviews to automatic counters that more accurately measure the total number of riders, whether or not they pay full fares.
Iowa City's free bus program made ridership spike by 68%. Now, it could go away.
The bus system gained roughly 700,000 new riders since it launched free service in 2023.
Super Bowl and Seahawks Victory Parade Break Transit Ridership Records in Bay Area and Seattle
Roughly 20 percent of Super Bowl attendees arrived at the stadium by transit.
LA Metro Opposes TOD Law, Fearing Backlash to Transit Expansion
Metro wants an exemption from California’s new housing law, despite the law’s potential to increase ridership by putting more housing near transit stations.
It's a Bus! It's a Van! It's… Microtransit?
Microtransit is in vogue. Cultivating a strong understanding for what it can and can't do will help prevent you from getting rizzed up by this charismatic mode of transportation.
San Diego Transit Ridership Rebounds While Fiscal Cliff Looms
The city’s buses and trolleys are close to pre-pandemic ridership numbers but face a $120 million deficit that could require service cuts.
Trimet Slashes Bus Service in First of Three Rounds of Cuts
Oregon’s largest transit agency plans to cut 10% of its services in the next year.
Iowa City’s Transit Ridership is up 18% Thanks to Free Buses
A two-year free fare pilot program has reduced driving by 1.8 million miles.
Is the Bus Still Running? Seriously… is the Bus Still Running??
Faced with increased operating costs and the end of pandemic-era federal support, many transit systems across the United States find themselves grappling with tough decisions.
Trump Administration Wants to End Weekly Transit Data Reporting
The FTA says a Covid-era weekly reporting rule “no longer offers sufficient value.”
Rhode Island Transit Offers Landlords Free Holiday Transit Passes for Tenants
A pilot program from RIPTA will distribute free monthly passes for December and January.
For Better Public Transit, We Need Better Stories
Public transportation provides many often-overlooked benefits. We can do better at communicating the value of transit investments. We have good stories to tell.
Bay Area's 'Most Recovered' Rail Line Expands North
Among the San Francisco Bay Area's 27 transit systems, one rail line stands out for recovered pre-pandemic ridership: the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. Now it's headed 9 miles north to Healdsburg.
What Is Good Transit?
Good Transit is frequent. Good Transit is reliable. Good Transit is (reasonably) fast. Good Transit feels safe.
Florida’s Successful Commuter Rail Could Cease Operations in Two Years
After FDOT abruptly decreased its annual subsidy of Tri-Rail from $42 million to $15 million in July, the 80-mile rail line announced that without additional funding, it could cease operations by July 2027.
LA Bus Ridership Keeps Dropping as ICE Raids Continue
Bus boardings fell for a second month amid fears of immigration raids.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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