Public Transportation

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If You Build Automated Vehicles, Will Older Adults Come?

Whether older adults benefit from autonomous vehicles may hinge on taking explicit steps. Lessons can be learned from experiences with other technologies.

Laura Fraade-Blanar, Marjory S. Blumenthal @MarjorySB, et al.

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Hong Kong, Education Reform, Baghdad: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on lessons for state education reform, retaining women in the U.S. Coast Guard, recounting the Battle for Baghdad, and more.

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AVs Could Improve Transportation Access in 'Transit Deserts'

More large U.S. cities are seeing their outer reaches turn into transit deserts, where demand for transportation vastly exceeds supply. Connecting public transit systems with automated vehicles, whether in ride-sharing or shuttle services, could be a solution.

Laura Fraade-Blanar

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What If Autonomous Vehicles Actually Make Us More Dependent on Cars?

Cities across Europe are taking steps to become increasingly car free. Mayors, supported by their officials and planners, should start leading a debate now about how self-driving vehicles can best serve the needs of residents and visitors, and help deliver wider goals for their cities.

Mark Kleinman, Charlene Rohr

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Dockless Bikes Provide Urban Challenges, but China's Experience Shows They Can Work

By encouraging more people to cycle, bike-sharing platforms could provide many potential benefits through reduced congestion, reduced air pollution, and health benefits. But there are also challenges, including pressures on existing cycling infrastructure and the potential for theft and vandalism.

Julian Glenesk

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Among Potential Deficit Remedies, Don't Rule Out Raising Gas Tax

A proposed 15-cents-a-gallon gas tax is worth a second look. Among various painful options put forward in the Deficit Reduction Commission's draft report, this tax hike may be well justified, write Martin Wachs.

Martin Wachs

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The Future of Transportation Finance: A New Generation of User Fees

The principle of paying for roads and transit by charging those who use the system has served our nation well, but in its current form it will soon outlive its usefulness, writes Martin Wachs.

Martin Wachs

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In Support of the Congestion Charge

In Support of the Congestion Charge, in Washingtonpost.com

Cameron Munro

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Vary MTA Fares

Vary MTA Fares

Martin Wachs

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Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security

Published commentary by RAND staff: Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security, in Newsday.

Peter Chalk