Transit Systems Must Address Women’s Safety Concerns

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By Angie SchmittJan 16, 2019, 1:40 pm625 ptsHot
American transit agencies may be grossly underestimating how much safety issues hold back ridership among women, according to new research presented in Washington this week. A study based in Los Angeles found women were significantly less likely — about half as likely as men — to take advantage of a new…

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