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NYT: The Holy Grail of Transportation Is Right in Front of Us

NYT: The Holy Grail of Transportation Is Right in Front of Us

by Smarter Transit | Mar 23, 2021 | Front Page, News

  Photograph by Florian Buettner/laif, via Redux How might we come upon transportation nirvana? Not through some great technological innovation or a grand infrastructure project. The holy grail is right there in front of us; it’s been right there for decades. All...
NYT: The Subway Needs Riders to Save It. Will They?

NYT: The Subway Needs Riders to Save It. Will They?

by Smarter Transit | Mar 23, 2021 | Front Page, News

  Photograph by Ali Kate Cherkis, NYT Billions of dollars in federal aid have pulled New York’s transit agency from the depths of its fiscal crisis. But a growing consensus that its ridership may never return entirely threatens its future. Read Christina...
Performance audit of Sound Transit reveals over $100 million spent to fix mistakes and missing information

Performance audit of Sound Transit reveals over $100 million spent to fix mistakes and missing information

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

From the Washington Policy Center:  The Washington State Auditor’s Office (SAO) released a performance audit of Sound Transit, finding that the agency should spend more time upfront in carefully designing and planning projects to reduce high costs of errors and...
California Bullet Train Quickly Losing Money and Support

California Bullet Train Quickly Losing Money and Support

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

Los Angeles Times: A viaduct built in Madera for California’s high-speed rail project. (High-Speed Rail Authority)  Lawmakers are withdrawing their support from the high-speed rail project as many become skeptical of the plans and costs. “The way this project has been...
Taking a big hit to ridership, King County Metro sees COVID-19 recovery as opportunity to “reset”

Taking a big hit to ridership, King County Metro sees COVID-19 recovery as opportunity to “reset”

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

From the Washington Policy Center: In a June 17 update, King County Metro provided information on the agency’s COVID-19 response and recovery, as well as the impact of the pandemic on budget and policy. Metro reported that ridership decreased by about 71% systemwide....
Hold Seattle DOT accountable before trusting it to fix West Seattle Bridge

Hold Seattle DOT accountable before trusting it to fix West Seattle Bridge

by Smarter Transit | Jun 29, 2020 | Front Page, News

From the Washington Policy Center:The West Seattle Bridge was first opened to traffic in 1984, replacing a twin drawbridge (or bascule bridge) that had been struck in 1978 by the freighter Chavez. Its replacement – a segmental bridge supported by concrete girders...
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