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Yonah Freemark

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Too many LA Metro stations, like this one in North Hollywood, remain surrounded by parking. Image via Google Maps
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As Transit Expands in Los Angeles, Will Walkability Follow?

By Yonah Freemark | Sep 18, 2017 | No Comments
Even as the region's rail network grows, too many stations remain engulfed by single-family housing and park-and-ride lots.
Metro is planning bus speed improvements. Photo via David Guo/Flickr
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Los Angeles Bus Service Declined as Rail Expanded

By Yonah Freemark | Aug 23, 2017 | No Comments
Given the tens of billions of dollars that L.A. will spend on transit over the next few decades, it's all the more important to invest it in ways that will be useful and attract riders. But since 2014, ridership has been dropping.
The Red Line will be a trunk route in Indianapolis's new frequent bus network. Image: IndyGo
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The Bus Network Redesign in Indianapolis Will Be Like Launching a Brand New Transit System

By Yonah Freemark | Jul 11, 2017 | No Comments
What Indianapolis is doing deserves attention, especially from other spread-out American cities looking to spend their transit dollars as efficiently as possible. The big change is a complete reshaping of bus service, which will be like setting up a brand new transit network.
Indianapolis has a big downtown, but the bus network is not set up to serve it well, and compact development is scarce in the rest of the city. Photo: Evan Walsh/Wikimedia Commons
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Can Transit Work Well in a Sprawling City Like Indianapolis?

By Yonah Freemark | Jun 23, 2017 | No Comments
Transit service in Indianapolis is scarce and very few people use the existing system. A key reason for these lackluster outcomes is the city's sprawling pattern of development.
Buses are too rare a sight on Indianapolis streets. Photo: Paul Sableman/Flickr
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Indianapolis Has a Long Way to Go to Get Transit Right

By Yonah Freemark | Jun 9, 2017 | No Comments
Suffice it to say that it’s simply not convenient for most people to use the Indianapolis transit system. Things are looking up, though: Last fall, Indianapolis residents voted massively in favor of a funding package that should significantly improve service in the coming years.
The Atlanta BeltLine -- a circumferential trail network and rail line -- is the city's most high-profile transit proposal. Other potential transit expansion projects in the city should be higher priorities, however. Image: Atlanta BeltLine
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Atlanta’s Raising $2.5 Billion to Invest in Transit. Will It Be Money Well-Spent?

By Yonah Freemark | Jun 2, 2017 | No Comments
The city seems to have learned from mistakes like its mixed-traffic streetcar and is looking to give future transit lines dedicated rights of way. Still, there are many more decisions ahead that will determine whether the city spends $2.5 billion in new transit revenue well or not.
The Atlanta streetcar, which cost $100 million to construct, is only drawing about 700 passengers per day. Photo: Lauren Holley/Flickr
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Atlanta’s Streetcar Investment Is Not Paying Off

By Yonah Freemark | Mar 9, 2017 | No Comments
Unable to assemble new funding from the state to significantly improve the rapid transit system, the city of Atlanta chose to focus on a cheaper-to-implement streetcar line. But more than two years after launch, ridership on the streetcar is falling far short of expectations.
The Garnett MARTA station in downtown Atlanta, surrounded by parking. Image: Google Maps
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A Fixation on Parking Threatens Transit Progress in Atlanta

By Yonah Freemark | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments
Darin Givens is frustrated with how Atlanta is planning for the future. “We don’t feel like the city is building transit that fits needs, or places that fit transit,” says the founder of local advocacy site Thread ATL. “You see nodes of density nowhere near transit, located nowhere near a MARTA station or a regular MARTA bus. We’re not matching development and transit.”
Chicago's Loop Link. Photo: Metropolitan Planning Council
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Introducing a New Streetsblog Series: Getting Transit Right

By Yonah Freemark | Feb 21, 2017 | No Comments
With more American cities raising impressive sums to expand transit, the question of how to invest effectively is increasingly essential. So far, few places have hit on a policy combination that makes transit more useful to more people. To help cities "get transit right," Streetsblog is launching a new series about which transit strategies are working and which are not.

We Need an Ambitious Transpo Bill. So How Are We Going to Pay for It?

By Yonah Freemark | Apr 29, 2009 | 1 Comment
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood testifying in the Senate yesterday. Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing about the future of national surface transportation. This much isn’t in doubt: Current policies need a major overhaul. What to change and, especially, how to pay for it are very much in question. Several […]

What’s Wrong With SAFETEA-LU — and Why the Next Bill Must Be Better

By Yonah Freemark | Apr 28, 2009 | 3 Comments
Editor’s note: This year’s reauthorization of the federal transportation funding bill will be one of the most important opportunities in history for the nation’s advocates of livable streets, sustainable transportation and smart growth. But it’s going to be a complicated process. We’d like to demystify it for you, and to that end we’ll be featuring […]
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