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Making a Difference in the Riverview Corridor this Summer
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How to measure traffic congestion?
New accessibility measures consider the ways expanded transportation options (transit, bicycling, walking, carpooling) and land use decisions (greater density, mix of uses) can achieve the same outcome—getting to destinations—via shorter trips and via modes that use less road capacity.
Talking Transportation Options with YWCA Saint Paul
Collaboration with Transportation Options has helped families eliminate barriers and get to employment and child care. It has empowered them to get a job or get out in the community, get groceries. Over 90 percent of our families are fleeing domestic violence or have experienced family violence during their lifetimes. Gaining skills of self-sufficiency is really important for them. Being able to be independent, and having support while they are learning how to do that, has been vital.
Bus Expansion Is a Route to Opportunity
Our metro-area bus system has not had a significant expansion in 10 years! This has left too many people struggling to get where they need to go, with a significant mismatch between available service and jobs. What's needed to make planned improvements a reality?
Ten Highlights from the First Day of Rail~Volution
TLC is at the national Rail~Volution conference in Dallas, speaking about strategic campaigns to build support for multimodal transportation. What ideas about rethinking streets, transportation systems, and use of public space had attendees and presenters buzzing on day one?
Transportation Advocates Take Action
It’s midway through the legislative session and transportation advocates are turning up the heat.
Twin Cities Region Sees Dramatic Increase in Transit Ridership
Transit riders took 97.7 million trips on buses and trains in the metro area last year.
Transformative Transit Projects Move Forward this Fall
The Twin Cities metro area continues to make important, incremental progress toward building a regional system of transitways and strengthening the bus system.
Metro Transit Plans for a Better Bus System: Support (and Funding) Needed
What a draft plan to dramatically expand bus service in the metro region could mean for riders—and how to turn the SIP into service on the street.