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Yonah Freemark

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Indianapolis has a big downtown, but the bus network is not set up to serve it well, and compact development is scarce in the rest of the city. Photo: Evan Walsh/Wikimedia Commons
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Can Transit Work Well in a Sprawling City Like Indianapolis?

By Yonah Freemark | Jun 22, 2017 | No Comments
Transit service in Indianapolis is scarce and very few people use the existing system. A key reason for these lackluster outcomes is the city's sprawling pattern of development.
The Atlanta BeltLine -- a circumferential trail network and rail line -- is the city's most high-profile transit proposal. Other potential transit expansion projects in the city should be higher priorities, however. Image: Atlanta BeltLine
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Atlanta’s Raising $2.5 Billion to Invest in Transit. Will It Be Money Well-Spent?

By Yonah Freemark | Jun 2, 2017 | No Comments
The city seems to have learned from mistakes like its mixed-traffic streetcar and is looking to give future transit lines dedicated rights of way. Still, there are many more decisions ahead that will determine whether the city spends $2.5 billion in new transit revenue well or not.
Chicago's Loop Link. Photo: Metropolitan Planning Council
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Introducing a New Streetsblog Series: Getting Transit Right

By Yonah Freemark | Feb 16, 2017 | No Comments
With more American cities raising impressive sums to expand transit, the question of how to invest effectively is increasingly essential. So far, few places have hit on a policy combination that makes transit more useful to more people. To help cities "get transit right," Streetsblog is launching a new series about which transit strategies are working and which are not.
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