2021: The Year Transit Failed to Recover Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #688

By Randal O’Toole, writer of The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: Check out Part 1 here that explores what happened with transit before and during the pandemic. The NMA is reprinting with permission this post that first appeared on The Antiplanner website.  Transit by Urban Area As of December, transit carried 58 percent of pre-pandemic riders in […]

2021: The Year Transit Failed to Recover Part 1: NMA E-Newsletter #687

By Randal O’Toole, writer of The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA is reprinting with permission this post that first appeared on The Antiplanner website. Despite receiving tens of billions of dollars in support from Congress, the transit industry in 2021 failed to recover most of the riders it lost to the pandemic in 2020. Ridership […]

A Data-Driven Approach to Transportation Safety Part 2: NMA E-Newsletter #671

By Randal O’Toole, The Antiplanner Editor’s Note: The NMA has received permission to post this report on recent findings on traffic safety in the US. Check out Part 1 here.  Transit Safety In her recent report, NBC News journalist Erin Sagen betrays an anti-auto bias when using such terms as “carnage” and “auto dependency.” Americans are […]