To better serve their customers, Trinity Metro is redesigning their system map along with their route schedules and would love to have YOUR input and feedback.
A focus group is being formed to evaluate the current system map and route schedule against their newly designed system map and route schedule.
In order to be selected, you must be able to get to and from one of the Trinity Metro stations or bus stops. This challenge will require you to use the Trinity Metro bus system and will entail going to a destination on Route 1. See Route 1 here. You will be provided with the materials and day passes for this challenge.
Here are the challenge requirements:
Note: participants will be randomly selected and notified by Trinity Metro before Dec. 10, 2018. If selected, you may complete this challenge by yourself or with a travel buddy.
Click the button below to express your interest in being a participant in the system map challenge!
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This survey will require about 5 minutes of your time. Your individual responses are completely confidential and will never be shared. Thank you for your participation in this important research. Please complete the survey within the next 4 days.
If you have already taken the survey we appreciate your feedback.
Feel free to forward the survey link to others you know who live and/or work in downtown, W. 7th corridor, and the Cultural District
Thank you for your time and participation!
An update from the Tarrant Transit Alliance
Do you care about multi-modal transportation in Tarrant County?
The TTA is working to push transit forward in Tarrant County to create a better connected, equitable, economic engine that will benefit our entire region, but we need your help! If you want to be a part of the change and support our efforts, please consider joining the Tarrant Transit Alliance.
The DASH is a Cultural District circulator that is scheduled to begin operating in the spring of 2019. This public-private all-electric circulator will help folks get from downtown Fort Worth to the West 7th developments, the art museums, all the way to the Science and History Museum and back!
If you attended the West 7th Redesign Public Meetings, you might have gotten a chance to learn a little bit about this exciting project. Recently, the group responsible for the DASH has hired a market research firm to survey potential riders on travel patterns to finalize the hours of operation. They have also released the images below to help give us an idea of the look and feel of the DASH. We at TTA are looking forward to hearing more about this exciting project and will keep you updated as we learn more.
Grab your art supplies and prepare your entry in the First Mile artwork contest. The winner’s artwork will be seen on public bikes all over Fort Worth.
Each participant is asked to create a logo and artwork for Fort Worth Bike Sharing’s First Mile program. The chosen design will be seen on 200 bikes, more than 20 stations and in social media posts during the launch campaign.
First Mile provides low-income and transit-dependent members of the Fort Worth community with discounted memberships for the Fort Worth BCycle system.
Deadline to submit entries is Sept. 28.
To learn more, contact Fort Worth Bike Sharing.
The TTA Transit Academy is designed to equip private-sector and public-sector leaders across Tarrant County with the personal and group tools to lead conversations about the value of multi-modal transit across the region and about the emerging mass transit options that can address our mobility needs.
Sponsorship opportunities are now available for this unique series.
Find out more here.
Be sure to follow @TarrantTransit on Twitter and @TarrantTransitAlliance on Facebook for more news and updates regarding transit in Tarrant County and across the nation.
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Residents can learn more about a proposal to improve bicycle-pedestrian access through the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and various other transportation-focused efforts during public meetings in September.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments will host a public meeting series beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 at its Arlington offices. Meetings are also scheduled for 6 p.m. Sept. 11 in Dallas and 6 p.m. Sept. 19 in North Richland Hills.
Staff will present several improvements and funding recommendations identified to fill gaps in the area’s expanding bicycle-pedestrian trail network. The public will hear about progress on the 53-mile Fort Worth-to-Dallas regional trail network and the Cotton Belt trail at the meetings.
Residents will also have the opportunity to learn about and comment on new transit projects being funded by the Federal Transit Administration through Fiscal Year 2018. The funds will be split among the following programs: Urbanized Area Formula, Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities, State of Good Repair, and Bus and Bus Facilities.
Additionally, information regarding the automated vehicle program and the deployment of AV fleets in North Texas will be discussed at the public meetings. North Texas has become a leader in the deployment of this technology and seeks to continue cultivating partnerships to help it expand in the years to come.
A revision of the Public Participation Plan used to inform and engage the public about transportation initiatives will also be presented. The plan outlines the principles, goals and strategies for involving North Texans in the transportation and air quality planning process. This includes procedures for public comment periods. Staff will present proposed revisions to the plan that reflect new legislative requirements and the increasing role of video in public input opportunities.
Furthermore, residents will have the chance to provide input on the proposed modifications to transportation and related air quality planning tasks managed by the metropolitan planning organization. Proposed modifications to the Fiscal Year 2018 and Fiscal Year 2019 Unified Planning Work Program will be presented for discussion.
Other resources and information about proposed modifications to the list of funded projects, electric vehicle incentives, the Regional Smoking Vehicle Program and AirCheckTexas Drive a Clean Machine will also be highlighted during the meetings.
"Gather all the mobility services that exist and combine them to provide the most efficient travel plan. Help the end user to make the decision to make the modal shift from the car to other modes. Help the agencies to keep improving the system. . . . That's the vision. It's fun to work on."
On the latest podcast, we're joined by Chloe Spano for a look at integrated mobility systems and the promise of mobility as a service. A native of France, Chloe has been with Cityway since it was a startup 18 years ago, working with transit agencies to provide information for transit riders. Fast forward to current efforts in the greater Paris region to prepare for the 2024 Olympics by integrating transit and other modes (from roadway congestion to bike share and carpooling options) to provide real-time, predictive trip planning and payment for the general public.
What are the most important factors in making this happen? First, good data: from all the players involved and with the elements needed to create an intermodal trip planner. "Agencies should own their data." Secondly, getting all the large and small players to work together - cities, regions, different mobility providers.
What about suburbs and rural locations? What about dockless bikes and scooters?
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Transit Service begins throughout all TCC Campuses
Starting August 13, transit service became available to all TCC Campuses, including the Northeast and Southeast Campuses.
TCC students with a current student ID can use this ID as a free pass to ride on any Trinity Metro bus and the Trinity Rail Express.
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Rail~Volution
Rail~Volution will be holding its annual conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this year, from October 21-24, 2018. Their conference is “the only transportation conference that showcases the link between land use, transit, and development.” It is an event where planners, grass-roots and non-profit organizers, academics, transit officials, developers, health and housing advocates, and elected officials can come together to discuss, share, and innovate – all to provide “solutions for building livable communities with transit.”
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We hope you will join the Tarrant Transit Alliance for drinks, a few small bites, and a quick update about the state of transit in Tarrant County at our very first "Friends of Transit" Mixer!
For the first Friends of Transit Happy Hour, we will be celebrating the Tarrant Transit Alliance's first birthday at the Lazy Moose! Enjoy great conversation with likeminded folks on September 6th.
This event is FREE to attend, but please RSVP so we know to expect you!
Did you know that Catholic Charities Fort Worth is the second largest provider of public transportation in Tarrant County?
Catholic Charities works from 6:15 am to 5:45 pm Monday through Friday. They provide rides to individuals 65+ years of age, those who are disabled, and those over 18 who are low income to help them attain transportation self-sufficiency, with a specific focus on employment and employment-related trips, medical trips, and senior social trips.
Their fares start at $2.00 per one-way trip and they currently serve Azle, Lake Worth, Saginaw, Benbrook, Sansom Park, Westworth Village, Crowley, Everman, Forest Hill, Grapevine, Haltom City, Keller, Bedford, North Richland Hills, Arlington, Mansfield, Kennedale, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, and Alliance areas.
If you are interested in getting involved with this great organization and the service they provide, you can volunteer with their Tarrant Riders Network. Volunteers can drive their own vehicle, choose their own schedule, and make a tangible difference in the lives of fellow community members.
To learn more about volunteering, click here.
A few weeks ago, I received a phone call on a Friday afternoon around 1:30 pm. On the other side of the line, was a woman calling to attempt to book a ride for her friend to visit the doctors the next day. I explained to her that I was not a transportation booking organization, but that I would happily try to help her find the right phone number to call. As a transit advocate, it was the least I could do.
This woman lives 6 hours away, and her friend, who lived in Hurst, was deaf and blind & unable to book her own appointments. While she typically used the wonderful supplementary service Catholic Charities provides, either due to the timing or the location this service was no longer an option. I took down her information and her friend's location and appointment needs. "This will be easy," I thought, thinking of myself as one 'in the know' about the resources available for those who need a ride, and began a 2.5 hour-long quest to find the right phone number for this person in need. I called everywhere from MyRide Tarrant County to 211 trying to help this woman help her friend.
Imagine, for a second, that you are in the same situation as this woman's friend. Your health and wellness are tied up with your ability to get to the doctor's office when the appointment is scheduled, yet the resources are so difficult to find, you might not even know where to start! When I finally called her back with the resources I could find, she was very thankful. "I didn't know about any of these! It's so hard to find any of this stuff online!"
This is why the Tarrant Transit Alliance was formed. Transportation isn't just about moving people, it is about helping our population get to work, school, the doctor's office, and the grocery store. Our population is growing, and we need to start making changes to our system NOW if we are going to ensure a more equitable, efficient, and economically competitive city in the future.
- Rachel Albright, President of the Tarrant Transit Alliance
The City of Fort Worth Transit Group
The City of Fort Worth has formed a transportation Technical Committee, which will be overseeing the new City of Fort Worth Transit Master Plan. This plan will sit next to the existing Trinity Metro Master Plan that was adopted in 2015 and will be conducted by the same consulting firm (Nelson/Nygaard) as the Trinity Metro Master Plan. The goal is that this plan will help city staff and officials prioritize projects and implementation strategies for the next few years. This study is exciting for many reasons, one of which is the ability for the city leaders and staff to really own the outcomes of the study and drive changes to the city code and plan that will allow transportation projects to thrive. We are working on the structure as well, not just looking at what we can do in the current environment.
The total project is projected to take around 18 months to complete and the approval for this study will go before the City Council on August 7th. A part of the proposal will be to set aside $1M for transit funding ($550 for TNC first mile/last mile innovation projects and $450 for this new Transit Master Plan).
If you are interested in learning more about this project, the transit working group, or the proposed scope of work that will be going before City Council on Tuesday, please contact rachel@tarranttransitalliance.org.
Support the DASH! Have your voice heard!
The DASH is a new circulator that is set to begin service in spring of 2019. This circulator will connect the Cultural District with Downtown and will run every 15 minutes on all-electric busses! This new circulator will help connect these two districts and will give Fort Worth visitors the ability to enjoy the Fort Worth Cultural District without the need of renting a car.
At the same time, the City of Fort Worth is working on plans to improve the West 7th corridor to make the area more bike, pedestrian, and transit-friendly. A series of public meetings are being held to present the proposed plans and gather feedback. This is your opportunity to voice your support or concerns and we encourage your attendance.
The TTA Transit Academy is designed to equip private- and public-sector leaders across Tarrant County with the personal and group tools to lead conversations about the value of multi-modal transit across the region and about the emerging mass transit options that can address our mobility needs.
Rail~Volution is open to all interested parties and offers a limited number of scholarships for those who need them. Apply ASAP for the scholarships however, as applications close on August 10.
The voter-approved 2018 bond program will provide $8.5 million to improve the right of way from the Trinity River west to University Drive for motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and transit users.
Make plans to attend one of the upcoming community meetings to discuss the project.
Meetings are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. July 30, Aug. 6 and Aug. 16 at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Carl E. Everett Education and Administration Building Room 406, located at 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Information presented is the same at all three meetings.
Proposed improvements include upgraded traffic signals, pedestrian crossings, shared bus/bike lanes, a median, improved sidewalks, and illumination improvements.
To learn more, contact Project Manager Mitch Aiton at 817-392-6591.
Contact Your Councilmembers & Support Transit!
Local support for public transit is vital for any effort to fund and implement new transit systems or expand existing ones, and writing to your councilmember is often the most effective way to make your voice heard.
Want to write your local councilmember to ask them to support public transit in Tarrant County but aren’t sure what to write? Download and send our pre-written letters, now available on the Tarrant Transit Alliance website, to send to your elected official!
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If you aren’t sure who your city council member is, you can check out our website for this information as well.
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Funding for Transit, a State-Wide Initiative:
Across the State of Texas, the case is being made for more transit funding. Houston will be holding a referendum on transit funding in 2019, and the city is currently considering plans for a regional bus rapid transit system, high capacity transit between Downtown and the Galleria, and commuter rail with connections to the airports. In Austin, the Mayor is attempting to gather together a regional coalition for a vote to build a regional transit system that would include the Capital Metro Project Connect plan. And, in San Antonio, the Mayor has established ConnectSA, a pro-transit advocacy organization that will work to fund VIA’s regional bus rapid transit plan.
Digital Bus Stops in Fort Worth:
Trinity Metro has installed digital bus stops at six transit centers in the Trinity Metro System. These digital bus stops are part of the Trinity Metro’s Master Plan’s focus on improving service and customer experiences. According to the President of Trinity Metro, Paul J Ballard, “digital signage provides the opportunity to make timely changes that impact our customers.” The new stops have been deployed at the following transfer centers: Hulen Mall, La Gran Plaza, Sierra Vista, East Side, North, and Ridgmar Mall.
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Ozone Levels in San Antonio:
San Antonio’s extreme levels of ozone have earned it a “non-attainment” designation by the Environmental Protection Agency, meaning the city must now take steps to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Mayor Ron Nirenberg has responded by stating the city will look to expanding and improving its mass transit in an effort to cut back on such emissions. Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff has said that “Public transit [in San Antonio] is going to be the key.” The city is also likely to delay any future highway expansions as a result of the designation.
Service Matters: Examining Ridership Trends in 25 North American Cities Over Time:
Earlier this year, the Transportation at McGill Research group released a report that examined ridership trends in public transit in North America. Their biggest finding? “Cities must properly fund their public transit operations, especially bus services, to ensure a steady increase in ridership.” Decreasing bus service in response to lowered ridership will only serve to exacerbate that decline. In fact, this group found that the largest factor explaining ridership is the volume of bus service delivered by a transit agency. Increasing bus service has a stronger relationship to increasing transit ridership than increasing rail service, likely because larger shares of a region’s population are able to utilize bus services. The researchers also state that it is not the presence of Uber/Lyft, bike-sharing services, or lowered gas prices that have caused a decrease in transit ridership in recent years, but rather the decline in bus services offered by transit agencies. The authors suggest that “continued investment in transit operations, both rail and buses, is essential to mitigate the transit ridership decline in North American cities.” The key ingredients to increasing transit ridership, they write, is increased bus service frequency and coverage.
Services like UberPool are making traffic worse
A New York consultant – Bruce Schaller, author of “Unsustainable?” – has released a report stating that services like UberPool and Lyft Line are not significantly reducing vehicle miles traveled on U.S. roads, and are, in fact, exacerbating the problem of congestion. Schaller writes that Uber and Lyft have not delivered on their promises to decrease car ownership – car ownership is currently increasing across the nation – and have subsequently only added more vehicle miles driven. He shows that these services are not reducing private vehicle trips but are rather directly competing with, and drawing rides away from, bus and subway systems. Using data from eight cities, and the state of California, he concludes that “60 percent of ride-hail users would have otherwise used transit, walked or biked, or stayed home were it not for the availability of services such as Uber and Lyft.” Overall, the report casts doubt on the idea that such services will reduce private vehicle ownership or vehicle miles traveled and shows that they likely just compete with mass transit. Schaller warns cities and regions against betting against public transit in favor of ride-share services.
How Cars Divide America
Richard Florida, co-founder and editor at large of CityLab, writes that “the car plays a central role in worsening America’s social, political, and economic divides” – the car divides America. Florida and his coworkers found that car-dependent metropolitan areas are less affluent than metropolitan areas in which more people bike, walk, or take transit to work. Related, car-dependent metros have lower levels of educational attainments than those where a larger share of commuters bike, walk or take transit. Furthermore, they found that driving a personal vehicle to work is associated with less innovation, while biking, walking, or taking transit to work is associated with more innovation. Florida does not believe the car is the sole problem for all that is wrong with America today, but he does believe that “in addition to wasted time and productivity, reduced quality of life, and…fatalities,” the car is a key factor in creating divides in our nation. An effort in all metropolitan areas to support and grow public transit could be helpful in healing these divides.
You can have a voice in how we talk about Fort Worth. Six organizations with citywide marketing responsibilities have teamed up to consider the best way to package and share Fort Worth’s story.
The City of Fort Worth, Visit Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Real Estate Council are asking people about what it is to live, work and play in Fort Worth.
Take this 10-minute survey. With your help, we can take a major step toward the shared goal of developing common messages about Fort Worth that support the new strategic plans for economic development and tourism.
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The Tarrant Transit Alliance is now looking for annual sponsors. Why sponsor TTA? The Tarrant Transit Alliance is in its first year of existence. That means that your company can be at the forefront of this alliance's growth and success. Your support demonstrates your commitment to raising awareness of a critical issue in your city and county.
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Announcing: New Board Members
We are very excited to announce that three new members of our Board of Directors were voted in during the last TTA Board of Directors session on July 11. Please welcome Amy Buresh, Rainey Dock Matthews, and Jennifer Trevino!
The DASH - Support the new Circulator!
At the July 11th Board Meeting, Amy Buresh and MaryAnn Means-Dufrene gave an update to our Board on the status of the DASH Circulator, which is set to begin service in the spring of 2019. This citizen-led initiative will be a 3-year proof-of-concept pilot aimed at improving mobility in the Cultural District and Downtown. The circulator will have 5 all-electric buses (which were secured by a grant from the NCTCOG) and will run every 15 minutes.
A part of the DASH initiative has been taking an active role in the West 7th street improvement project. DASH representatives are lobbying for shared bus/bike lanes to be a part of this improvement to allow safe travel for those who are biking and ensure that the DASH circulator is able to meet the 15-minute headways they are putting into place.
If you would like to learn more about the DASH, you can contact Brandy O'Quinn, Amy Buresh, or MaryAnn Means-Dufrene.
If you would like to learn more about the proposed West 7th Corridor Improvement Project, there will be several public meetings held at the UNT Health Science Center. You can find out more by clicking on the button below
Education Committee
The Tarrant Transit Alliance Education Committee is in the middle of planning our 'Transit 101' Series which is set to occur in September of this year. This series is based on The Transit Citizen Leadership Academy from the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee. If you are interested in learning more about the Transit 101 series, please contact chair Carlo Andreani at candreani@pkce.com.
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is looking to talk with you about why you should join the Tarrant Transit Alliance! Mark your calendar for TTA's birthday - September 6th. We will be hosting a "Friends of Transit" networking event. Meet like-minded individuals and enjoy a cool beverage while hearing a brief update on what's going on in public transportation in Tarrant County.
Interested in finding out if TTA Membership is right for you? Please contact chair Ryan Dwiggins at ryand@chcdev.com.
Ridership Committee
The Ridership Committee is focusing on how to improve the rider experience, specifically in regards to Bus Shelters. We will be looking at ways to increase the number of shelters along routes and figure out ways to fund these new shelters. If you are interested in improving the rider experience, please contact chair Tyler Arbogast at tia@jrhpartners.com.
Join the North East Tarrant Chamber of Commerce at their July luncheon for a lively discussion on why a continued investment in transportation infrastructure at local, state and national levels is so important for Northeast Tarrant County! Discussion presenters include Oscar Trevino, Mayor of North Richland Hills; and Victor Vandergriff, former Chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission, where he served for more than 5 years.
A project meeting to discuss safety and connectivity improvements for the West 7th Street area.
Investing in transportation and infrastructure is integral in creating jobs and expanding economic development. The City of Irving is proud to announce our efforts to increase infrastructure investment and economic growth by engaging with the local, state, and federal government, private sector investors, and agency leaders to encourage collaboration and future partnerships.
On August 23-24, 2018, Irving will host the Transportation Investment Summit: Future of Mobility and Growth at the Irving Convention Center. Building upon previous years, the Summit will bring together innovative leaders and stakeholders from the transportation, water and economic development industry to convene with government officials at the local, state and federal levels.
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The Tarrant Transit Alliance was formed to galvanize community support for transit and transit-oriented development by providing information on the benefits of transit, developing a regional agreement on strategies for funding transit, and advocating for dedicated funding for regional and local transit.
There are several ways you can help the Tarrant Transit Alliance push Transit Forward!
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Farm & City – a non-profit dedicated to high quality urban and rural habitat in Texas – hosted a “1000 Texans for Transit” forum in Dallas on June 30, 2018.
Farm & City promotes high-quality public transit, equitable and democratic institutions, diverse representation, and safe and healthy neighborhoods. Farm & City also advocates for increased state and local funding for transit in Texas.
Saturday’s forum in Dallas educated attendees on the need for high-quality public transit in Texas and on what actions the organization was taking to advance this agenda. Attendees were also educated on how best individuals themselves could help advocate for and support public transit in Texas.
For more information, go to www.farmandcity.org.
Austin:
Austin’s Capital Metro transit agency has revamped and relaunched its core bus service into a frequent service grid network. Austin has historically had issues with equity in its transit service, but this new service provides more access to people of color and low-income communities. The relaunch provides more rides overall to more people, as the reconfiguration has focused on removing illogical services that had high costs per rider.
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New York City:
The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced that the city will be getting a bus makeover, with 10 new buses being introduced and the entire system receiving a “holistic review and redesign.” This review could give the city a chance to “fix its routes, ease congestion, give better options to transit riders, and…relieve the pressure on its strained subway network.” The old system was built around the way the city used to operate, but the city has changed since the implementation of the bus service; the new plan aims to fit the bus lines to the way the city is now, and how it may be in the future.
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TRANSIT INNOVATION AND EDUCATION
“Meet the Future of Urban Transportation: The Bus”
Jason Bordoff, a former energy adviser to President Obama and founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, believes the bus is what will transform urban mobility in the years to come. “Next-generation electric buses are quieter and smoother” than those in use today and are becoming even more efficient and cheaper by the year. In fact, he writes that “electric buses are already cheaper than diesel buses when considering both the life-cycle cost of ownership and the costs of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.” While many worry that the need to charge buses could render them inefficient, innovations in wireless charging are encouraging. Furthermore, buses might well be far more suitable for autonomous driving than cars as they have simple and predictable routes and can be programmed en masse. Electric buses should reach upfront cost parity with diesel buses as early as 2030 – the time to plan for them, however, is now.
“Neglecting aging public transportation hurts our economy”
The President and CEO of the American Public Transportation Association, Paul B. Skoutelas, provides a wonderfully informative article on the need to fund and support public transportation across the United States. In terms that everyone can get behind – i.e. economic – Skautelas writes that neglecting and underinvesting in our transit infrastructure “directly negatively affects our economy today and in the years ahead.” The United States currently has a $90 billion backlog needed to fix and modernize our transit infrastructure. Failing to address this backlog – as daunting as it seems – would cost the U.S. upwards of $340 billion over the course of six years. What’s more, investing in public transit is not a losing proposition. Every $1 invested in public transit generates roughly $4 in return, and 87% of trips on public transit directly benefit the economy. Cities across the nation and the nation itself lose billions of dollars annually as they continue to neglect the need for quality public transit infrastructure.
“Ridesharing versus Public Transit: How Uber and Lyft tend to widen disparities of race and class in urban transportation systems”
Steven Hill, of the American Prospect Magazine, writes that the impact of ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft have been mixed. While some people now have a useful mode of transportation, traffic congestion and carbon emissions have increased, public transit has been undermined, and racially discriminatory patterns in our transit systems have been reinforced and even exacerbated. Ridesharing in urban regions “appears to be delivering a body blow to public transportation,” disproportionately impacting minority and low-income communities. Because the ridesharing business model is to subsidize fares and inundate city streets in order to grab market share and pricing power, they eventually are able to compete directly and draw wealthier riders away from, public transit. In addition to exacerbating inequality in transportation, this scenario also leads to “Uber congestion,” by adding cars to take people who otherwise would have ridden their local transit system. Ridesharing services like Uber or Lyft cannot be seen as the sole solution to the future of transit In America.
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The Tarrant Transit Alliance is a coalition committed to educating, empowering and mobilizing our community to promote transit policy to serve our entire region.
The Tarrant Transit Alliance works with contributors, community officials and regional leaders to build support for funding regional transit in Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
Are you interested in joining the transportation movement? Become a part of the change by joining the Tarrant Transit Alliance! Company and Individual membership options are available.
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