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'They Just Need a Safe Place to Be:' How Public Transit Became the Last Safety Net In America
The surge in homelessness on transit systems creates a conundrum for agencies used to the old way of doing things.
The Other Worst Transit Project in the U.S. Is Now Also Dead
SEPTA is no longer building the King of Prussia extension, a $3 billion line to connect a mall and a bunch of parking lots to Philadelphia.
The SEPTA Rape Case Shows Americans Eagerly Believe the Worst About Cities
The original narrative of public transit riders watching a rape in progress has been debunked, but it's part of a long history of Americans believing the worst about cities.
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Philly Transit Agency Claims Anti-Homeless Architecture Meant to Combat COVID
Unpopular, uncomfortable $670 "leaners" were installed to discourage the homeless from sleeping, to the detriment of people looking for somewhere to sit.
U.S. Public Transportation Is Facing A "Make Or Break" Moment
This could be the end of U.S. public transit as we know it. Whether that will be a good or bad thing depends on what happens next.
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