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Diesel Bus Manufacturer Tries to Stop Miami's Purchase of Electric Buses

Lobbyists from a diesel bus manufacturer, New Flyer, reached out to Miami's mayor after the company lost a bid for new buses in the city to electric bus company Proterra.

August 4, 2018 - The Miami Herald

Muni Bus Market Street

San Francisco Buses Slower than Any Peer City

Though San Francisco residents are more likely than residents of other cities to ride transit and avoid driving, the buses they ride on are unreliable.

August 2, 2018 - Curbed SF

SORTA Metro

Cam Hardy, Crusader for Cincinnati Bus Riders

Cincinnati's bus riders are overwhelmingly black and poor, and looming deficits threaten to make service even worse.

July 18, 2018 - Cincinnati Enquirer

New York MTA Bus

Bus Drivers Weigh In On New York's Falling Bus Ridership

A majority of bus drivers favor riders paying fares before they get on the bus and better bus lane enforcement.

June 30, 2018 - CityLab

NYC Subway Riders

Why Are Transit Systems Losing Riders?

Transit in general, and buses in particular, are losing riders, especially during off peak hours. Car pooling is down sharply as well.

June 4, 2018 - theTransportPolitic

North Carolina

How to Save Charlotte's Dying Bus System

The epidemic of falling ridership has struck no American city as hard as Charlotte, but there's plenty that could be done to recover.

May 15, 2018 - The Charlotte Observer

London Bus

UK's Labour Party Proposes Free Bus Fare for All People Under 25

Young people make less money and spend a greater share of their incomes on transit than their older peers. Labour thinks subsidizing travel for young people could be a boost to young people and the economy.

May 13, 2018 - The Guardian

Shibukawa Limited Express

Japanese Bus Drivers Strike by Not Accepting Fares

Bus drivers in Japan put blankets over fare boxes and continue to drive their routes, in order to serve their passengers while on strike.

May 7, 2018 - NPR

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

Wilmington, Delaware

Bus System Changes Draw Criticism in Delaware

Bus riders in Wilmington, Delaware are upset about changes to 13 bus routes near Rodney Square.

March 14, 2018 - WHYY

Metro Buses

When a Planner Commutes by Bus: Score Card

Commitment gets tested when a dedicated urbanist, transit rider, and L.A. County planner is relocate to a suburban office. Clement Lau shares his thoughts about the good and the bad of riding an L.A. Metro bus.

March 13, 2018 - UrbDeZine

Wisconsin

Foxconn Bus Proposed in Milwaukee

A new plan proposes four round trips from Milwaukee and Racine to Foxconn's proposed Mount Pleasant plant.

March 13, 2018 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinal

TARTA Station

Toledo Bus Service Cut Amid Falling Ridership

TARTA, like many transit services around the United States, has lost riders. Officials hope a new downtown hub can stem that tide, even as the transit authority cuts service.

March 6, 2018 - Toledo Blade

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bus Drivers, Worried About Working Conditions, Use Super Bowl for Leverage

Minneapolis bus drivers who have been victims of 72 felony assaults since 2010, have long sought to improve what they call unsafe working conditions.

December 23, 2017 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Youth Fare Discount Sees Results in Seattle

Many high school and grade school students in Seattle have been riding the city's Metro for free during the school year, now to encourage ridership during the summer, the city has been offering steep discounts for riders between 6-18 years old.

December 3, 2017 - Next City

RTD Bus

Denver Bus Driver Shortage Disrupting Service

If there was a Bronco's game on Sunday, you might be late to work Monday, because RTD doesn't have the drivers to cover both rushes.

November 20, 2017 - Streetsblog Denver

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago Buses Slowing for Years

A new report from Active Transit Alliance outlines plans to get Chicago buses back up to speed.

November 13, 2017 - Streetsblog Chicago

Seattle Electric Bus

Seattle's Bus Ridership Growing While Rest of the Country Goes the Other Direction

Transit malls and voter support have buoyed a system that continues to attract commuters and other riders.

October 21, 2017 - CityLab

Traffic

Bus Rapid Transit as a Solution to Atlanta's Traffic

The speed of implementation and high cost have some Atlanta officials considering bus rapid transit (BRT).

September 27, 2017 - The Atlanta Jounral-Constitution

Proterra Electric Bus

Madison to Get Three 100%-Electric Buses

$1.3 million in federal funding will contribute to a plan for three electric buses for Madison.

September 27, 2017 - Wisconsin State Journal

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