Today, advancing new transportation infrastructure requires that everyone involved understand our collective history and work to avoid mistakes of the past.
With city and state budgets radically reduced and questionable hope for federal or state stimulus funding, some are forecasting the end of the transit era.
With current CEO India Birdsong out on maternity leave, Dr. Floun’say Caver is serving as Acting CEO and tasked with continuing to move the agency forward while also dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest in the region.
Smart city innovations are occurring in mature cities, often involving issues of infill development, congestion management, social equity, and efforts to revive blighted urban centers.
The launch is a culmination of over a year of member and chapter leader feedback and stakeholder engagement to identify important brand attributes.
Government orders to stay at home, social distancing recommendations, and an unfortunate rise in unemployment have meant that transit ridership has plummeted across the globe.
People with disabilities continue to list transportation as either the number one or number two barrier to employment and full social participation.
Operators must ask themselves if they have the capacity to absorb the revenue loss as well as support an increase in ridership and service.
While it can certainly reduce barriers to access, we can’t overlook the reality that many cities are currently operating transit systems that don’t meet the needs of their citizens.
Since launching January 2019, the service has provided more than 70,000 rides and exceeded its key goals.