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Jarrett Walker: When buses go free, public transit service can suffer
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Jarrett Walker: When buses go free, public transit service can suffer

The efforts to eliminate fares for buses but not rail transit in Boston and Washington, DC, should raise questions about who those two modes are for, and what they mean.
Cities need EVs—and also walkable neighborhoods, more transit, and redesigned streets

Cities need EVs—and also walkable neighborhoods, more transit, and redesigned streets

Transportation is one of the largest and fastest-growing sources of emissions in cities. Shifting to EVs is vital to reversing that—but not at all sufficient.

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