Wednesday, May 8, 2024

One way cities can expand transit on the cheap

Also today: Record wave of Americans fled big cities for small ones, and how Modi is winning over female voters in India.

As Atlanta continues to make progress on the BeltLine, the city also wants to add new train stations near the trendy neighborhoods that have cropped up along the linear park. Instead of laying down new tracks, officials plan to build "infill stations" on the existing lines of the city's MARTA rail system, which was designed to bypass these former industrial areas.

From Washington, DC, to the Bay Area, infill stations are a popular — and affordable — way for US cities to expand transit access to neighborhoods that were intentionally skipped over by 1960s planners focused primarily on travel to and from the suburbs. Contributor Benjamin Schneider explains today on CityLab: To Expand Transit on the Cheap, Cities Explore Infill Stations

— Linda Poon

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An Ode to the Northeast Corridor, the Rail Line That Keeps Amtrak Alive
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Modi Is Winning Over Indian Women to Grow Majority for Next Term
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