Greening Up My Act

America's Bus Problem


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We're back from summer break and ready to talk about public transit -- specifically, buses. Are they a better option for sustainable transportation? And why can't America get its act together when it comes to public bus systems?

Sources

  • MIT Climate Portal Explainer - Public Transportation - https://climate.mit.edu/explainers/public-transportation
  • World Resources Institute - Post-pandemic, public transport needs to get back on track to meet global climate goals - https://www.wri.org/insights/current-state-of-public-transport-climate-goals
  • CNBC - Here’s why public transit keeps running out of money - https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/25/heres-why-public-transit-keeps-running-out-of-money.html
  • Transit for America - the Basics on How Public Transit is Funded - https://t4america.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/James-Corless-Indy-academy-5-14-15.pdf
  • Reason Foundation - Does Bus Transit Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? (2010) - https://reason.org/commentary/does-bus-transit-reduce-greenhouse/
  • Sustainable America - Why Doesn’t the U.S. Have Better Public Transportation? - https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/why-doesnt-the-us-have-better-public-transportation/

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Greening Up My ActBy Kat Cox & Tiffany Verbeck

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