Across the country, fare evasion drains millions from state public transport budgets. In New South Wales, for example, fare evasion costs the state government about $80 million each year.

Public transportation may also affect health more indirectly by providing access to health-promoting services and supports, including health care itself; research has shown that lack of ...

Public transportation ridership is declining nationally, making it harder to pay for a $90 billion maintenance backlog that a 2015 US Department of Transportation study found.

Cities such as New York and San Francisco have extensive public-transportation systems that carry millions of residents by bus, train, boat, and light rail. But in recent years, there’s been an ...

Frequent public transport usage relies on having close, accessible transport, which is not always the reality. Completely free for all Luxembourg made public transport completely free in 2018.

The COVID-19 pandemic took a massive toll on public transit, as commuter buses and trains were nearly empty during the early months of the pandemic. Passenger fares and other transit agency ...