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WMATA and MWCOG announce new joint transit initiative | Could a regional "transport association" be on the horizon, or just a transit bailout?

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The COG is the union of local governments and designated by the USDOT as the region's metropolitan planning organization for regional transportation planning and coordination. My mobility shed/mobilityshed and transit shed entry dates to 2006, " Updating the mobilityshed / mobility shed concept." inter-city) transit planning ," 2011).

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WMATA's latest bus improvement program

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And when thinking about writing about it, I remembered a bus initiative back in 2006 too. When I first saw coverage I thought, "what about the 2017" initiative, although granted it was before covid. But of course, conditions have changed greatly since then.

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From Bloomberg: A Commuting Resolution for 2025: Ride Your Local Subway or Bus Regularly

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of US adults use public transportation to get to work, according to 2022 data from the Census Bureau, down from 5% in 2019. The average US household spends $13,174 per year on transportation, more than 85% of which go to car payments, gas and other automotive expenses. I've suggested DC create TMDs since about 2006.