Issues & Insights

Cities including Atlanta, Detroit and Kansas City got new streetcars 15 years ago. It was a streetcar revival that has stalled in some places and been successful in others.

Together, the elements of protected intersections minimize zones of conflict with cars and decrease the likelihood and severity of collisions.

Vehicles will be deployed along the Bay Street Innovation Corridor, a 3.5-mile route downtown with 12 stops from the Central Business Core to the Sports and Entertainment District.

The Port of Los Angeles processed 716,619 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) during the month, a 5% decrease from the 752,893 TEUs reported during the same time in 2024. This follows 10 consecutive months of year-over-year growth.

All pedal-assist Citi Bike e-bikes now have maximum speeds of 15 mph following a demand from Mayor Eric Adams' administration that they be slowed down. The 20,000 e-bikes in New York City previously were limited to 18 mph.

Seven years after their arrival, the tiny rentable vehicles are fixtures of many European cities. Here’s what regulators and residents have learned about living with them.

Analysts tracking the buildout of EV infrastructure say there is an "emerging charging divide" between rural and urban areas.

One hopeful trend seen in transit systems around the world is that weekend trips have recovered better than weekdays, making up for some of the loss in commuters. The cities that have succeeded most with this strategy offer frequent and reliable service for work and non-work trips alike.

A one-seat ride between the Garden State and Long Island has evaded transportation planners since 1910, when Penn Station opened along with new rail tunnels beneath the Hudson and East rivers. Riders who want to travel between the two locales have ever since been forced to switch trains at Penn Station.

Public transit systems in major cities including Chicago, Dallas and San Francisco face the potential of deep service cuts without more funding. But the problems also extend to smaller systems that connect people in rural America and smaller cities.