Transit Costs
Why isn't more being done to reduce transit construction costs in the United States?
Marginal Revolution
Innisfil, Ontario, decided to use Uber instead of starting bus service. The program took off but so have the costs, and now cutbacks need to be made.
CityLab
Maglev trains are often touted for their performance in difficult conditions and their use of electric power.
En.People.Cn
Because of its high cost of living, California has the nation's highest poverty level, according to the U.S. Census.
CALmatters
Higher per mile prices push, lower-income Bronx commuters to use other means of travel.
RPA Lab
It's important for transit to look and feel nice, if only to resurrect its deeply tarnished image in the United States. But ridership depends on good service, not good aesthetics.
the transport politic
With Manhattan's new Second Avenue subway expected to cost five times as much as comparable projects in Europe and Asia, Stephen Smith looks to transit-construction practices from abroad for lessons on how to contain costs in America.
Bloomberg View
