This Company Is Running a High-Speed Train in Florida—Without Subsidies
Brightline is the first privately funded intercity rail line in the U.S. in over 100 years.
Mass Transit
Taxpayers Pony Up for Transit Systems They'll Never Use
The median resident of Southern California takes zero transit trips annually, and only 2 percent of the region's population frequently uses mass transit.
Transit Agencies Demand Taxpayer Subsidies To Stave Off 'Death Spirals.' There's a Better Way.
Service cuts that reflect falling demand and zoning reforms that bring more fare-paying residents back to cities could shore up transit agencies' budgets.
L.A. Spent $7,500 on a Prototype Bus Shade That Doesn't Shade Anything
When the state won't shade you, buy a hat.
Problems With Mass Transit Won't Be Solved With More Money
The transit systems we're supposed to hop aboard ultimately operate as jobs programs for government workers.
How To Save American Mass Transit
For transit to continue to serve a valuable role in the few places where it can compete, policy makers will need to rethink how service is provided.
Biden's 'Buy American' Promise Is a Lot More Complicated and Bureaucratic Than It Seems
An escalator in a subway station is considered a "component" but a fire suppression system in the same station is considered a "finished product." Why? Because the bureaucrats say so.
By Abolishing Fares, Big Cities Embrace Transit's Death Spiral
Transit officials and transit-boosting politicians in D.C., L.A., and New York City are warming to the idea of being totally dependent on taxpayer subsidies.
Politics Is Getting in the Way of What Makes Cities Great
Healthy cities are a boon not just for those who live in them, but for our entire society.
Pandemic Repairs Were Supposed To Put D.C. Metro Back on Track. Then It Literally Went Off the Rails.
Putting the district's train system back on track will take more than better bureaucracy.
Is This Atlanta Streetcar 'The Worst Transit Project of All Time'?
Transit ridership, especially rail, has collapsed post-pandemic, but the Atlanta BeltLine Coalition says now is the time to take federal dollars and build a $2.5 billion streetcar.
Do You Have a Right To Run Subway Ads Criticizing High Subway Fares?
A rider advocacy group says the Montreal's transit agency violated its free speech rights by refusing to run ads critical of recent fare hikes.
Even If the CDC's Mask Mandate Made Sense, That Would Not Make It Legal
The decision against the rule hinged on whether the agency had the power it asserted.
St. Louis Taxpayers Paid a Lot To Run a Money-Losing Streetcar. It Could Cost Them Even More To Shut It Down.
The Federal Transit Administration says St. Louis officials either need to get its Loop Trolley back up and running or return $37 million in federal funds.
No Mass Transit Grants for California, Biden Administration Rules
California, which offers some of the most generous pension benefits in the country to its public workers, apparently isn't paying them handsomely enough, the federal Department of Labor says.
The D.C. Metro Is Still a Mess, But a 'Carpocalypse' Has Yet To Materialize
Why hasn't a collapse in rail transit service produced nightmarish levels of traffic congestion? Thank working from home and flexible work schedules.
Joe Biden's $2 Trillion 'Infrastructure' Plan Doubles Down on Everything That Makes American Infrastructure Insanely Expensive
The president's speech outlining his American Jobs Plan was rich in ambition, but light on details.
Los Angeles' Financially Strained Transit Agency Considers Eliminating Fares on Buses and Trains
Abolishing fares could lead to even more federal aid for L.A. Metro, which has already received a $861.9 million bailout this year.
House Democrats' $500 Billion Transportation Overhaul Would Require Doubling the Federal Gas Tax
Senate Republicans have proposed a far more modest reauthorization of federal surface transportation spending programs that are set to expire in September.
Chicago Police Shooting Captured on Video Leads to Outrage, Dropped Charges
Man tackled, shot twice for crime of illegally shifting between train cars.
Sex Toy Company Sues New York Subway for Screwing With Its First Amendment Rights
In a letter to Dame explaining why the ads had been rejected, the MTA cited longstanding rules against ads "promoting a sexually oriented business."
Californians Are Now Paying Higher Gas Taxes. Cities Are Responding by Reducing Lanes for Cars.
After state lawmakers boosted the gas tax with a promise to improve California streets, some cities are upsetting drivers by spending millions on so-called 'road diet' projects that reduce the number of lanes for motor vehicles.
It's About To Get Even More Expensive To Get Around NYC
City officials are perfectly willing to throw commuters under the bus
Los Angeles NIMBY Lawsuit Succeeds in Killing Off Elon Musk's Futuristic Transit Tunnel
Neighborhood groups had sued to stop Musk's Boring Company from digging a tunnel underneath wealthy neighborhoods in West Los Angeles.
Under California's New Governor, the Proposed Bullet Train May Get Cheaper but Also Dumber
Gavin Newsom wants to build only the top half.
Los Angeles Owes Billions in Pension Debts. Now It's Asking Citizens for Permission to Run a Bank.
What could possibly go wrong?
A D.C. Metro Track Inspector Was Fired for Filing False Reports. The Union Just Got His Job Back.
But wait, it's even worse than that.
Did Ridesharing Kill the D.C. Metro? We Crunched The Numbers.
Other subway systems have managed to maintain or even gain riders since Uber and Lyft launched. Why is the D.C. Metro losing them?
Miami Politicians Do Their Level Best to Spend as Much as Humanly Possible on Transit
Politicians reject a plan to expand bus service on a bus-only road, demanding instead that a light rail line be built alongside it.
More Money, More Problems—Bridge Problems—with California's Embattled Bullet Train
The state quietly ordered a bridge under construction to be rebuilt due to "signs of distress."
UPDATED: Here's Why $19 Billion $43 BILLION Won't Fix New York's Subway—or Your Local Transit System
Until riders pay most of the cost of public transit and operators are directly answerable to their customers, nothing will get better.
How to Fix New York's Totally F*cked Subway System
End the subsidies and raise the fare.
Yikes! New Seattle Bike Lanes Were Supposed to Cost $860k per Mile. Some Are Costing $13 Million Instead.
Yet another Seattle transit project goes off the rails.
Trump's Transit Cuts: A Good Idea That Probably Won't Get Anywhere
Members of both parties will fight tooth and nail to preserve their transportation pork.
Trump Tells New York, New Jersey to Pay for Their Own Damn Rail Project
In the waning days of 2017, the Trump administration pulled its support for the $13 billion Hudson Tunnel project.
Lyft Shuttle Doesn't Reinvent the City Bus, But It May Break the Mass Transit Monopoly
A new trial from the ridesharing app could change the way mass transit works.
Bullet Train Myopia Driving Local Transit Boondoggles
California lawmakers are trying to dig a hole too big to fail.
Hillary Clinton Campaign Concerned About Philly Transit Strike Affecting Election
Contract expired yesterday, union voted weeks ago to authorize strike.
Seattle Light Rail Breaks Ridership Record; Still Shy of 2010 Projections
Sound Transit is using the numbers to sell voters on $54 billion in new light rail spending.
Nationals' Pitcher Max Scherzer Thinks DC Metro Should Care About Supply and Demand
Maybe it should, but that's not how government works.
Amazon Launches Pilot Transit Service for Seattle Employees
The company is now offering to ferry workers (and their pets) to and from work for free.
Seattle Looks to Spend $54 Billion on Mass Transit System Few People Use
Sound Transit might not be sound policy.
Cincinnati Streetcar Is Exactly the Spectacular Shitshow Everyone Expected It To Be
Bomb threats, broken ticket kiosks, and contract disputes with streetcar managers have plagued Cincinnati Bell Connector's opening week.
