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Protecting Transit Workers With Strong Sick Leave and Quarantine

WEBChicago’s CTA has implemented a strong quarantine protocol. Employees who show symptoms of the virus are immediately sent home, and the agency notifies …

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How Transit Agencies Are Reallocating Service to

WEBRecalibrating service provision is critical to enabling essential trips while minimizing the public health risks associated with crowding on transit vehicles. In this …

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Facilitating Mental Health and Well-Being for the Transit Workforce

WEBTransit agencies could benefit from taking a look at the Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being framework from the US Surgeon General, which recognizes the …

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Tailoring Transit Service for Essential Workers Is a

WEBFor elected officials and transit agency executives across the country, aligning transit service with the needs of essential workers is a matter of racial and …

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The Philadelphia Story

WEBLeaders in the Philadelphia area can address these disparities through more equitable transit, land use, and planning. In the Philadelphia metropolitan statistical area in 2021, …

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Transit Is Essential: 2.8 Million U.S. Essential

WEBAccording to 2018 Census data, an estimated 2.8 million American workers in essential industries commute to work on transit — about 36 percent of all transit …

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Women Changing Transportation

WEBWomen Changing Transportation (WCT) began in 2019 as an effort to foster community among women in the transportation field, recognizing the shared challenges of misogyny …

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Bus Operators are in Crisis. Here's How Agencies Can

WEBJuly 20, 2022. Bus Operators are in Crisis. Here’s How Agencies Can Turn Things Around. A national bus operator shortfall is wreaking havoc at transit agencies. In a February …

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How Transit Agencies Are Changing Their Approach to Public Safety

WEBIn a new report, Safety for All, TransitCenter provides an overview of public safety reform efforts at U.S. transit agencies in response to the ongoing national …

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New Jersey Archives

WEBClose Close Menu Item: Resources; Publications Dive into our research catalogue. Videos Our library is full of useful, concise videos for advocates, agency staff, and anyone who …

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Fly Away (Or Try To)

WEBClose Close Menu Item: Resources; Publications Dive into our research catalogue. Videos Our library is full of useful, concise videos for advocates, agency staff, and anyone who …

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How Transit Agencies Are Responding to the COVID-19 Public …

WEBWe’re starting with a look at how agencies are responding to the immediate public health risk. In response to COVID-19, transit agencies have dramatically stepped …

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Making Transit Work for Parents and Caregivers: The Video!

WEBParents and caregivers face a host of barriers when navigating transit with children. Long waits for the bus at stops with no amenities are challenging for the …

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Three Challenges Facing Transit Agencies Emerging From the …

WEBCleaning. Covid-19. Recovery. Service restoration. As American transit agencies emerge from the depths of the COVID-19 emergency, they are confronting an …

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Bus Operators in Crisis

WEBTransitCenter’s new report, “Bus Operators in Crisis,” details the challenges American operators are facing, and offers solutions that transit agencies can take to …

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Welcome Mary Dailey, TransitCenter's New Director of Advocacy!

WEBTransitCenter is excited to announce the hiring of Mary Dailey as our new Director of Advocacy. Mary is a seasoned organizer whose campaign work for …

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Estimated Financial Impact of COVID-19 on U.S. Transit

WEBEditor’s note: this piece was originally published on 3/20 and was revised on 4/7 based on more detailed data. In recent weeks, it has become clear that public …

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The Right to Pee

WEBAmalgamated Transit Union – one of the largest unions representing transit workers in the US – recently conducted a survey about bathroom access with 400 of its …

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Bus Operators in Crisis

WEBAcross the country, an operator shortfall is throwing transit systems into crisis. In Miami, a promising bus network redesign that would have dra-matically increased transit access …

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Statement on Redistributing MTA Service to Prevent Harm to …

WEBApril 7, 2020 TransitCenter - Riders Alliance - New York Communities for Change - Tri-State Transportation Campaign - Community Voices Heard - New York Immigration …

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New Drug Testing Rule from USDOT Could Help Alleviate the Bus …

WEBIn recognition of this dilemma, the USDOT changed drug testing rules on June 1st, 2023, allowing transit agencies and others involved with transportation to use …

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