Public Transportation: An Important Service on the Road Out of Child Poverty
- Author: Amy Conrick
- Date: September 27, 2024
So often our discussion of public transit is from an adult perspective: How can more public transit impact the rate…
So often our discussion of public transit is from an adult perspective: How can more public transit impact the rate…
With support from a $5 billion EPA program, school districts across the country are starting to switch from polluting diesel…
Sacramento students will ride free on Regional Transit for at least another year after the City Council approved a cost-sharing…
A pioneering program that has carried thousands of Sacramento students on public transit and into city classrooms for free is…
The Youth Pass Program offers reduced fares to young adults with low income. The program is a partnership between the…
Since its launch in March 2023, Santa Cruz METRO’s Youth Cruz Free program has been making waves. The initiative, which provides free…
The “Bike Bus” is returning this spring – and expanding – as part of an effort to encourage students to…
Effective Monday, April 1, SolTrans will begin a groundbreaking initiative aimed at fostering greater accessibility to public transit for the…
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) has introduced an act that would increase access to public transportation for college students by…
Transportation to centers is one of the biggest barriers for families accessing Head Start programs, according to a survey from…
The University of North Alabama (UNA) is piloting a new transportation program for its students. They’re getting off the bus…
Norman On-Demand, a new app-based public transit pilot program, was launched by the city of Norman, Okla., to make public…
HopSkipDrive, the leading safe transportation solution for schools and families, announced today that it has launched HopSkipImpact — a new program aimed…
Earlier this month, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Frederica Wilson (FL-24), and Thomas Kean, Jr., (NJ-07) introduced…
The number of estimated unique youth riders taking transit at least once a month has tripled since April 2022, and…
Of all the complex questions that guide community planning, policies, and action, sometimes the most effective is simply: Why wait?…
Attendance at Michigan community colleges is declining, and rising transportation problems could be a factor. Michigan community college enrollment fell…
This newsletter focuses youth transportation topics that are geared towards young people and their adults, school staff, and youth &…
A new initiative at Pueblo Community College is removing transportation barriers for concurrent enrollment students by providing free bus rides…
Under the new contract, 9th to 12th graders can ride SORTA (Southwest Ohio RTA, based in Cincinnati) buses to school…
All King County residents under the age of 18 will be allowed to ride public transit free of charge beginning…
A new on-demand, microtransit service in Chandler, Ariz., could take over for the parental taxi. Chandler Flex, a new transit…
Vikki “Ayanna” Jones was driving through Homewood late last year when she saw a group of neighborhood children kicking the…
ALICE, Texas — If you’ve lived in the Coastal Bend for some time, chances are you’ve seen a van with…
Rotterdam-based Flytz, a startup born from a social initiative for and by students, has announced the launch of a pilot to…
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is launching a pilot program designed to make transportation easier for San Diegans…
A Rides to Wellness operator in Flint, Michigan removes a carseat from the trunk in preparation for installing it to…
Based on data that underrepresented youth have better education and employment outcomes when they have reliable access to “out of…
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice found a wide generational divide in the daily driving habits…
he University of Kansas has received a federal planning grant for a project aimed at helping Kansas City leaders figure…
Have more mobility news that we should be reading and sharing? Let us know! Reach out to Sage Kashner (kashner@ctaa.org).
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