Public transportation

It's asking for 50% more funding than it received for the current fiscal year.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is piloting autonomous transit with vehicles in a project that could take students to and from the historically Black university to downtown Greensboro by the fall.

A city council measure would make it free to ride the bus within the capital's city limits. Proponents say the plan, estimated to cost $42 million annually, would boost ridership and equity.

In New England, not all campuses are accessible by public transportation.

Ridership took a nosedive in the pandemic, and remote work may be helping to keep it low. Federal aid has kept buses and trains moving.

New York City’s subway system is a prime, pricey example.

Bus and train ridership has dipped since the start of the pandemic. High fuel prices, spurred in part by the war in Ukraine, may change that.

Some drivers are retiring, others are going to work for commercial delivery services.

Climate scientists say in the U.S., the transportation sector is the largest source of carbon emissions. Expanding public transit is key, they say.

Across the country, ridership is still way below pre-pandemic levels.