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Actions range from reduced fares and expanded use of low-floor vehicles to personalized travel training sessions.
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Recently, the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute in Ann Arbor conducted a study on the driving habits of 16 to 39 year olds. The study found that number of 17-year-olds that had a driver’s license dropped significantly over a period of 25 years, from 69% in 1983 to 50% in 2008. Meanwhile, American aged 20 to 24 saw a drop as well, from 92% in 1983 to 82% in 2008.
Read More →The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) included a provision to raise the monthly limit commuters can deduct from their paycheck on a pre-tax basis from $120 to $230 to pay for their commute and accrue savings. However, the additional savings will disappear if the law is allowed to sunset on Dec. 31, 2010, reverting to the $120 level unless Congress acts to extend it.
Read More →When he inherited the transit system, there were just 13 buses and annual ridership was 555,000. Today, ridership is more than 13 million and there is a fleet of 102 buses.
Read More →Recipients were nominated and selected by the Department for International Trade, with the awards presented at a gala in Stirling, Scotland by Dr. Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade.
Read More →The award will be presented at the APTA TRANSform Conference in October 2019 in New York.
Read More →Transit-oriented developments, specifically those involving light rail, can serve as a catalyst for reviving dead areas in American suburbs. Here's a look at how two have re-created their downtowns and revitalized their communities.
Read More →Yes, Buy America regulations are restrictive. But, more importantly, they’re reasonable.
Read More →Thousands of lost student groups are costing D.C. $1.5 million to $2 million per day compared with spring 2001.
Read More →APTA competition draws 69 competitors from 18 rail transit systems.
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