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Friday Video: Take Transit to the World Cup … If You Can Afford It
Why are some cities forced to charge high fares to World Cup visitors who want to take the train, while others are giving away rides nearly for free?
April 30, 2026
Good Public Transit + Good Public Funding = Good Public Health
Transit agencies need to do more to remind policy makers of the connection between good public transportation and good public health, a report argues.
April 30, 2026
Trump’s Funding Freeze Has Derailed Transit, Undermining Growth and Economic Opportunity For All Americans
American cities used to have some of the longest per-capita rail networks in the world. Not anymore.
March 10, 2026
When The Suburbs Want To Opt Out of Funding Regional Transit
A messy transit funding fight in Dallas may have reached a pause — but some advocates fear the détente won't hold.
Amal Ahmed
February 18, 2026
A Few Legal Tweaks Could Unlock A Mother Lode of Housing Near Transit
It's time to help communities use federal financing to build housing near transit, a new bill argues.
January 27, 2026
Analysis: What It Would Take To Put America First in Transit Again
No, it won't be easy. Yes, it can be done.
January 14, 2026
‘I’m Always on the Bus’: How Transit Advocacy Helped Katie Wilson Become Seattle’s Next Mayor
"I really think that our public transit system is such a big part of people's daily experience of government," says the incoming mayor of the Emerald City.
December 7, 2025
Cutting Federal Transit Funding Won’t Close Budget Gaps — But Will Make Transportation Less Affordable
The Trump administration's proposal to eliminate the mass transit account of the Highway Trust Fund would be short-signed, ineffective, and ruinous, a new analysis finds.
Yonah Freemark
November 19, 2025
Trump Admin Seeks To Decimate Federal Transit Funding
"When you're talking about taking away money from transit, your proposal is flawed from the get-go," said one expert.
November 17, 2025
Transit Funding in Pennsylvania Can’t Wait
State and Federal leaders must act to keep our transit safe and in service.
Alex Milone and Stephen Bronskill
November 9, 2025
