Op-Ed: A Lesson from Israel on How to Double Bus Ridership in U.S. Cities

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By Amos HaggiagApr 29, 2019, 9:46 am200 pts
When an affluent Israeli city just north of Tel Aviv upgraded its mass transit service in early 2018, municipal and transit officials hoped to boost ridership at least 10 percent. Instead, ridership doubled in one year. In the U.S., meanwhile, bus and train ridership declined last year in most cities, with…

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