Vermont spends more on its transportation programs than any other rural state in the country, according to a recent state report.…
One of my earliest recollections is of a Trailways bus stopping in front of our house on a summer day,…
NORTHAMPTON — Food and other necessities can be found at the Goshen General Store on Route 9. For low-income individuals…
Transportation planners in Vermont and Minnesota are working to bring rural transit riders the same app features that urbanites have…
This is the first of a three-part series on rural health and the unique challenges that have historically been difficult…
Travel hardships faced by disabled and low-income travelers, according to the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development’s 2024 Intercity Bus Review,…
In 2017, the Montgomery County, MD County Council passed a resolution mandating a 100% reduction in the carbon emissions from county-owned transit and buildings by 2035. This was an expensive challenge, so the County’s Departments of General Services (DGS) and Transportation (DOT) had to get creative. The County partnered with private energy as service provider AlphaStruxure and a private equity firm to fund all upfront costs. Fleet costs are being subsidized by the federal government.
The user experience is a critical part of any product development process and one which has often been overlooked in…
Ever heard of the Buffalo Bike? It probably doesn’t look like the flashy, lightweight, or streamlined bicycles we normally see.…
The mobility management program at Maumee Valley Planning Organization began in November 2020. The project launched a Coordinated Transportation Plan with the goal of developing consensus across all jurisdictional counties.
Findings highlight new care coordination services that health care organizations are providing in rural areas, such as transportation, mental health,…
Since 2016, Blackener and Hale have been able to rely on the “Paris Metro” to provide a working fixed-route bus…
At Global Mobility Call, the Rural Mobility Conference addressed one of the transport sector’s biggest challenges: how to improve connectivity…
Rural Perry County is home to workers who routinely commute to Mechanicsburg, a 30 min. drive away. But public transit options are limited. Researchers at Penn State University collaborated with local government officials to design solutions.
In 2020 Wilson, NC abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering $1.50 trips anywhere…
OMAHA, NEBRASKA – A new video series called “Faces of Transit in Nebraska” celebrates the good work of transit agencies…
New Growth Transit (NGT) is an unusual transit program because it began operations with a grant from a Health and…
Last year, a consortium of organizations lead by Bloomberg Philanthropies quietly launched a sprawling resource called the Local Infrastructure Hub, which provides…
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