Transportation

Coverage of transit solutions, including public transportation, bikes, buses, light rail, commuter trains, and ferries, especially those intended to reduce congestion, improve air quality, and provide efficient movement across a metropolitan area.

HART's busy Route 1 is fare-free for a year thanks to a pilot program the Tampa City Council is funding.

Fresh transit tactics increase ridership

Tampa City Council's pragmatic approach for improving service and growing ridership on HART Route 1 is producing results.

Latest in Transportation
How a simple tool at bus stops can increase accessibility and ridership

Citilink, the local transit agency in Fort Wayne, Ind., is piloting a low-maintenance, low-energy display that can communicate route information to riders at two bus stops.

Can volunteer walk audits fix data gaps for accessible pedestrian infrastructure?

With thousands of intersections to manage and limited staff, cities face a data challenge. Volunteer walk audits may offer a way to fill in the gaps.

A youth mobility program helps teens get to school, activities, and work

After overcoming challenges in the program's rollout, Kalamazoo’s Youth Mobility Fund gives local high school students free access to public transportation, helping teens gain independence and opportunity.

Rethinking a busy roadway to create a welcoming village square

Can a high-speed thoroughfare be slowed down to become a community asset?

A bus route inspires a new model of transportation funding

A partnership between Parkview and Citilink may not have paid off in riders, but it’s reshaping how Fort Wayne businesses think about public transit and shared investment.

Event helps autistic children and adults get used to the airport environment and boarding experience.
On Board for Autism: Airport simulation helps autistic kids take flight

To help autistic people and their families manage  these challenges, Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM), Delta Airlines, and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport partner to host On Board for Autism events that prepare them to successfully take a flight.

Building bridges, both literally and figuratively:

The City of Port Clinton has been awarded funding through the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP), a grant program from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. The funding will be used to plan a connected multi-use pathway that will transform pedestrian and bicycle travel between Erie and Ottawa Counties.

This week, we wrap up the More For Memphis series and take a look at all of the focus areas that were addressed throughout the plan's creation. 
Wrapping up the More For Memphis series as the plan is set in motion

This week, we wrap up the More For Memphis series and take a look at all of the focus areas that were addressed throughout the plan's creation. 

“It was truly inspiring to see so many Memphians lend their talents and time over a weekend to help solve pressing civic challenges," says Jessica Lotz, Executive Director at Innovate Memphis.
Hackers show how technology and innovation can solve civic challenges in Memphis

“It was truly inspiring to see so many Memphians lend their talents and time over a weekend to help solve pressing civic challenges," says Jessica Lotz, Executive Director at Innovate Memphis.

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