Shared transportation

The last national transit boom can explain the challenges that confront modern transit agencies, says the author of "The Great American Transit Disaster."

Why is it so much more expensive to unlock a scooter than it is to just jump in the car?

By all accounts, micromobility is taking off. So why are so many systems shutting down?

A Hawaii bus agency helped transport 42,000 people off the island in the wake of the most devastating fires in the state's history — and highlighted the critical role that shared modes can play not just in preventing climate-related disasters, but saving lives when they happen.

Between 42,000 crash deaths a year and rising tailpipe emissions that are swiftly killing the planet, America's long love affair with the privately-owned car hasn't exactly been a healthy relationship. Now, one micromobility company is sending a message to riders that it's time to break up — even if their cities aren't perfectly ridable yet.

Transportation companies want more Americans to ditch their cars for emissions-free travel — and they’ve figured out the ways that entice people to use electric scooters and bikes.

In the ebb and flow of a global health crisis that obscured another shadow pandemic of increased violence against women, it is time WMATA acts on their stated priorities and visibly resumes their efforts to combat bad behavior and improve public trust.

You get a flurry of local news coverage ... but not a lot of participation. No wonder pols all have the "windshield perspective."