A survey conducted by global staffing firm Robert Half found that nearly 1 in 4 workers quit a job because of a bad commute. According to the survey, respondents in Chicago, Miami, New York and San Francisco have most often resigned for this reason. A copy of the survey and infographic can be found here. CoaST Policy Director, Jason Pavluchuk had this…
The City of Columbus recently announced the release of its SmartCity Playbook. The Smart Columbus Playbook will the City’s platform for sharing what they are doing, what they have learned and how other cities can do it, too. Through this Playbook, Smart Columbus will track wins—and as important, challenges— of its program. As the winner…
The Internal Revenue Service released its annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2019. The IRS has set the monthly cap for parking and transit benefits at $265/month, up from $260/month. Under the law, the monthly caps for fringe benefits are set to annual cost of living adjustments. The release did not include any new guidance…
The Coalition for Smarter Transportation has released a ‘Transit Tech Spotlight” that focuses on available technologies for trip planning, fare payment, and integration.Technology can play a critical role in improving rider experience, thus increasing transit ridership and reducing the number of people on our roads. Simple, seamless, and multi-modal trip planning and fare collection are…
Yesterday, Best Workplaces for Commuters released a tool that compiles data from the National Compensation Survey taken by the Bureau of LaborStatistics BLS. The tool tracks Subsidized Commuting for the civilian workforce and look at the demographics of people who receive a subsidy for their commute. The data looks at who was receiving support from…
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has released 2017 National Transit Database (NTD) data products. The NTD is used by the FTA to allocate Federal formula funds amongst other purposes. For more information on FTA funding programs, check out CoaST’s Transportation 101 series on FTA Funding programs and FTA funding basics Visit the NTD Data page to…
The US Department of Transportation released a document entitled USDOT Automated Vehicles 3.0. AV 3.0 expands the scope to all surface on-road transportation systems and was developed through the input from a diverse set of stakeholder engagements, throughout the Nation. AV 3.0 is structured around three key areas: Advancing multi-modal safety, Reducing policy uncertainty, and Outlining…
The Coalition for Smarter Transportation fully supports efforts in California to reject Prop 6. California recently increased their gas tax in an effort to raise funding for critical infrastructure and mass transit projects. An effort to eliminate that increase, known as Prop 6, will be on the ballot this November and its defeat is critical…
CoaST founding member Matt Caywood was joined by Alex Roy to develop a commentary calling for universal basic mobility. The concept is based upon the economic theory of ‘Universal Basic Income’ (UBI) which has long been talked about as a way to address income inequality. This article discusses how: Universal Basic Mobility would be a…
The Seattle City Council passed a transit benefit ordinance that requires employers to offer pre-tax transportation benefits. Seattle becomes the sixth city to pass such policy (San Francisco , New York City and, Washington DC), in addition to an ordinance that covers the nine county SF Bay Area. The ordinance exempts tax-exempt organizations and applies…