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Transit serves many public purposes, among the most important ones are: affordable mobility, congestion management, and supporting neighborhoods served by intensive transit services. These objectives are not mutually exclusive and frequently overlap.
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Years ago, Greyhound ran an intercity bus service that provided Washington State residents the flexibility to travel without the need for a car. However, due to a nationwide service restructure, Greyhound reduced service, leaving over 21 rural communities in Washington without the intercity bus...
The Transbay Terminal’s roots run deep within the region. In 1939, the terminal was built to facilitate rail travel across the Bay Bridge and connect San Francisco with the East Bay and the State Capitol, Sacramento. The terminal was later converted to a bus-only facility and has...
Until the late 1970s, Greyhound bus and other urban transit services provided connections to rural Tennessee that knitted communities together, spurred economic development and enhanced community life. As automobile ownership became economically feasible for more families, citizens bought cars...
The Iowa-Illinois “Quad Cities” transportation network, which includes four transit systems, an extensive trail network, a ferry system, and a planned commuter rail is an exemplary illustration of a multi-modal system that connects people and communities. This robust transit system is...
Fruitvale, one of seven community districts in the city of Oakland, California, is a low-income community that has faced significant economic stress for the past decade. The Fruitvale Transit Village project is the result of a broad-based partnership among public, private, and nonprofit...
The Denver metropolitan area is home to more than 2.6 million people. This number represents more than half the population of Colorado, which was the third-fastest growing state in the nation during the 1990s and is the eighth-fastest growing since 2000. Metro Vision 2030, the Denver Regional...
On December 8, 2009, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of Section 5309 funds for exempt discretionary grants for Urban Circulator Systems which support the Department of Transportation Livability Initiative. Visit the Notices of Funding Availablility page...
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing cities in America. Under the leadership of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), local governments and nonprofits in the area are thinking creatively about how to manage the many challenges that...