Tagged ‘Buses’
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Last Year’s Curbside Bus Crackdown Based on Faulty Evidence, Critics Say
Federal authorities shut down 26 curbside bus operators last year. Now, some critics say that the governmental report that inspired the crackdown relied on bad data.
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Maybe Margaret Thatcher Didn’t Hate Buses As Much As We Thought
The late British prime minister probably never said that infamous quote about bus-riding men counting themselves as failures. Her attitude toward buses was more about privatization and deregulation.
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U.S. Public Transit ‘Poor,’ Passenger Rail ‘Mediocre,’ Says Report Card
A closer look at the rail and public transit sections of the American Society of Civil Engineer’s report card for American infrastructure — on which we scored a stellar D+, by the way.
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The New Pope Is a Straphanger
First urbanist pope? Sure.
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In Bid for New Buses, L.A. Demands American-Made
Los Angeles placed an order for 550 American-made buses last month, coming at a time of presidential promises to both ramp up American manufacturing and rethink federal infrastructure spending. The order comes as a result of a new approach to public procurement that has the potential to transform urban economies.
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Last Public Transit System Using Tokens to Give Up the Clink
Philadelphia’s SEPTA is the last public transportation system in the nation to use tokens. Next year, it will say goodbye to them for good.
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With an Iron Fist, Authorities Try to Rein In Kenya’s Lawless Streets
Kings of the road for decades, Nairobi’s private bus operators are accustomed to playing by their own rules. Will harsh new traffic laws force them into line?
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Unreliable Trains More Hated Than Slow Ones
A study from UC Berkeley finds that, more than crowding or commute times, inconsistent service on the part of transit agencies is most likely to get people to stop using public transit.
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For Lima’s Bus Drivers, Congestion, Competition and Chaos
A population boom, a rising middle class, and a surge of cheap cars from Asia have turned Lima’s streets into a free-for-all — and bus driving into a combat sport.
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SEPTA Wins Best Transit Award, Deserves Some Credit (and Criticism)
Last week, Philadelphia’s public transportation provider was recognized as the best large transit agency in the nation. Many locals were in a state of disbelief. Did SEPTA deserve the honor? Diana Lind looks at the good, the bad and the slow of Philly’s transit.
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