New York City may seem to be a place where everyone is a stranger, yet transit workers provide a human presence on a late-night bus or an empty subway platform.

Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development as well as climate change

What are the best transit cities in the US? The best Bus Rapid Transit lines? The most useless rail transit lines? The missed opportunities? In the US, the 25 l

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