In this week's episode of Allow Us to Explain, we discuss public transportation. Join ONC intern Tania, along with Philip Plotch (Eno Center of Public Transportation), Jay Derr (The Reason Foundation), and Alistair Coates (City Advisors), as we discuss the role of government and infrastructure within public transit.

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Stromberg, Joseph. 2015. “The Real Reason American Public Transportation Is Such a Disaster.” Vox. August 10, 2015. https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses. 

Slagter, Lauren. 2022. “U-M Study Finds 1 in 4 Four Adults Experience Transportation Insecurity.” University of Michigan News. September 15, 2022. https://news.umich.edu/u-m-study-finds-1-in-4-four-adults-experience-transportation-insecurity/. 

English, Jonathan. 2018. “Why Did America Give up on Mass Transit? (Don’t Blame Cars.).” Bloomberg, August 31, 2018. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-31/why-is-american-mass-transit-so-bad-it-s-a-long-story. 

Kenny, Stephen Coleman. 2023. “How Does U.S. Transit Support Compare to Our Peers?” Transportation for America. August 23, 2023. https://t4america.org/2023/08/23/how-does-u-s-transit-support-compare-to-our-peers/.

 

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