Trains and trams get most attention, but ‘tweaking’ bus transit can transform cities. Buses can be more cost-effective and deliver better service, especially for small to mid-sized cities.
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Even in cities with good public transportation, some areas can be ‘transit deserts,’ where demand exceeds supply. Living in these zones makes it hard to access good jobs, health care and other services.
New York soon may charge a fee to drive into central Manhattan as a way of reducing traffic and raising funds for public transit. An urban scholar says this step is overdue in the United States.
As ‘Heart Month’ kicks off across North America, a cardiovascular researcher explains how the neighbourhood you live in can affect your risks of heart disease.
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Honorary Associate, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Urban and Cultural Geography, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Ecological Economics at the University of Lausanne and, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Transport Planning, The University of Melbourne
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MD/PhD Student, University of Toronto
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Research Coordinator, University of Toronto
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Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Planning and Director, Urban Information Lab, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University at Buffalo
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professor of Transport, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Masters of Community and Regional Planning Candidate, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
