For those who depend on public transit, severe drops in ridership can be detrimental. With fewer riders comes limited scheduling and days where public transit may not run at all. For the busy metropolises on our list, that could ...

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CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — The man credited with revitalizing and modernizing public transportation networks in Boston, New York and London has died. Robert Kiley was 80. A family spokesman says Kiley died Tuesday at his Martha’s Vineyard home of complications ...

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WASHINGTON – The government says driving in the U.S. hit a new record in 2015 of 3.1 trillion miles. The previous record was 3 trillion miles set in 2007, before the recession led to a sharp reduction in driving. For ...

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Some of Charlotte’s millennials participated in a survey that found they are less interested in buying a home or relying on an automobile than any generation in the past half century or so. The group, aged 18 to 34, as ...

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In 2001, the city made a policy suggesting that of all apartment units within a half mile – walking distance – of public transit stations, 20 percent should be subsidized and available to those making no more than 60 percent of the area median income. But in the years since the light rail began stopping at the four main stations in South End – Bland Street, Carson Street, East/West and New Bern – developers haven’t lived up to the city’s hope.

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A Charlotte Area Transit System meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 7, offers the public an opportunity to comment on a proposed route changes for Route 40X, Albermarle Road Express, and Route 9 Central Avenue.

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