Why the humble city bus is the key to improving US public transit - The Conversation

Nicholas Dagen Bloom

A SEPTA Bus.

Public transit in the U.S. is in a sorry state – aging, underfunded and losing riders, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many proposed solutions focus on new technologies, like self-driving cars and flying taxis. But as a researcher in urban policy and planning, I see more near-term promise in a mode that’s been around for a century: the city bus.

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