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Electric School Buses Can Fight – or Further — Inequity in the US

The City Fix

This equals approximately 7 billion trips per year, making school buses one of the most widely used forms of public transport in the United States.  More than 20 million students in the United States ride school buses every year. But those trips aren’t always.

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What’s Going On with ARP Infrastructure Investment in North Carolina?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

So far, the budgeted amounts are primarily located in larger counties and cities, and to some extent, reflect the same distribution of community priorities as listed for national spending. Public Space 12.5 Sub-Group of ARP Infrastructure Spending ARP Funds Budgeted (Millions of Dollars) Sewer and Water 23.6 Broadband 2.8

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Vacant Land is More Than a Single Lot—it’s a System.

Center for Community Progress

Vacant lots are often viewed as pieces within larger systems, such as urban planning or community development, or overlooked entirely. Redefining vacant land as a system also highlights the importance of engaging stakeholders in achieving community development goals.

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4 Cities Looking Beyond Rider Fares To Fund Better, More Resilient Public Transit

The City Fix

Public transit is not only a vital network connecting people to jobs, services and one another; it’s also an important climate solution. The world needs to double public transit capacity by 2030 as part of its larger roadmap to slash planet-warming emissions.