Topic: Transit
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How Park-and-Ride Encourages Car Use
A new study finds that people who used to make the whole trip by bike or transit now drive to the station.
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The Economic Case for Rail Subsidies
Service increases may pay for themselves through emissions reductions and safety improvements, even before factoring in congestion.
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The Myth of the Commuting Criminal
Research has repeatedly shown that crime doesn't necessarily accompany transit, but that lingering fear still threatens new transportation projects.
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Maps
What Food Desert Maps Get Wrong About How People Eat
Our understanding of food access seldom takes into account a key factor: mobility.
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Videos
A Day in The Life of 3 Million London Commuters, in 1 Minute
Oyster-card data reveals both stark patterns in commuting behavior and land use.
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The Big Fix
Why Homelessness Is a Transportation Issue
What happens when government agencies least prepared to provide assistance wind up as the first responders?
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Why People Choose Cars, Even When Mass Transit Would Serve Them Better
The "car effect" explains why so many people choose to drive even when it's not in their best interest.
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It's Not Easy Being a Transit Advocate in Atlanta
How do you improve congestion when there's zero political will to raise money to fix it?
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Maps
Mapping the Almost-Real City
Hobbyist mapmaker Andrew Lynch is fascinated by what nearly was.
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Maps
The Best Maps We've Seen of Sandy's Transit Outage in New York
How transit access changes the perception of distance and accessibility of resources in a city.
