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Researchers rate job accessibility for five Twin Cities transitway scenarios

CTS Catalyst, April 9, 2020

Three Rivers Park District aims to fill missing link on popular bike trail

StarTribune, March 01, 2020

Poland has beautiful solar-powered bike lanes that glow in the dark

Good magazine, July 29, 2019

Twin Cities among best for bike commutes — but there's a catch

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, July 24, 2019

Twin Cities ranks 7th in number of jobs cyclists can reach, University of Minnesota study finds

StarTribune, July 24, 2019

Report: Better bike infrastructure expands economic opportunity

StreetsBlogUSA, July 24, 2019

Access as a metric

Rail~Volution Podcast, July 11, 2019

Uber, Lyft say they help ease traffic congestion. New study says otherwise.

NBC News MACH, May 08, 2019

Annual study updates impact of traffic congestion on job access within major U.S. cities

AASHTO Journal, October 26, 2018

Researchers measure effects of congestion on access to jobs by car

Phys.org, October 24, 2018

Editorial: Despite National Trend, Public Transit Is Winning In Connecticut

Hartford Courant, September 18, 2018

Job accessibility by Kansas City public transit is improving

KCUR 89.3, August 2, 2018

Ranking cities on access to jobs by transit

FHWA TOD Resources, July 20, 2018

Stories About Marathon Walking Commuters Receiving Benevolent Donations of Cars Are Actually Terrible

StreetsBlog USA, July 18, 2018

More Tri-State jobs accessible by public transit, study says, but is it enough?

WCPO Cincinnati, July 10, 2018

Study Quantifies Job Access in U.S. Cities

Planetizen, July 9, 2018

Charlotte connecting more jobs to transit, study says

Charlotte Business Journal, July 9, 2018

These Are the American Cities Where Transit Access to Jobs Is Getting Better

StreetsBlog USA, July 9, 2018

Study finds transit access to jobs rises, thanks to A-Line

AASHTO Daily Update, July 9, 2018

Study finds transit access to jobs rises, thanks to A-Line

StarTribune, July 8, 2018

Ohio drug law reform effort hits milestone; more news

CityBeat, July 6, 2018

Study: Greater Cincinnati Still Near the Bottom for Jobs Accessible by Public Transit, but Improving

CityBeat, July 6, 2018

7 things to know today and what a new study says about Orlando transit

Orlando Business Journal, July 3, 2018

New York City leads on job access via transit, study says

Smart Cities Dive, July 2, 2018

Study finds Tampa Bay transit among the worst in the nation, but best in the state

Tampa Bay Business Journal, July 2, 2018

Cincinnati connecting more jobs to transit, study says

Cincinnati Business Courier, July 2, 2018

Study: Kansas City shows improvement in job accessibility by transit

Missouri Business Alert, July 2, 2018 

Study: KC's job accessibility by transit growing faster than in San Francisco, Austin

The Kansas City Star, June 29, 2018

Research shows nationwide increase in job accessibility by transit

Metro Magazine, June 29, 2018

MN: Twin Cities Metro Shows Significant Improvement in Access to Jobs by Transit According to Annual U of M Study

Environment Guru, June 29, 2018

Twin Cities metro shows significant improvement in access to jobs by transit according to annual U of M study

Mass Transit Magazine, June 28, 2018

Access Across America: Transit 2017

Transportist, June 27, 2018

Stop Trying to Get Workers Out of Their Cars

Reason Magazine, June 18, 2018

Access to jobs by transit increases in many U.S. metros

Transportist, November 10, 2017

New report: Streetcar helps boost region’s connection to jobs

Cincinnati Business Courier, November 10, 2017

Access to Jobs by Transit Increases in Many Us Metros

AASHTO Daily Transportation Update, November 9, 2017

What does the future hold for the automobile?

Orange County Register, October 14, 2017

Traffic Jam: Metro is launching an ambitious expansion of public transit

EasyReaderNews, August 24, 2017

Why Every City Can't Have an Amazing Subway System Like NYC's

ATTN:, June 28, 2017

The Los Angeles metro is great – so why aren’t people using it?

CityMetric, January 25, 2017

These U.S. Cities Offer the Best Job Access to Transit Riders

StreetsBlog USA, January 9, 2017

Metro ranks #4 in the nation! (At getting you close to work, anyway.)

The Washington Post, January 5, 2017

The Drive: Maybe our rush hour isn't so bad after all

StarTribune, October 2, 2016

OpEd: Missing links in BaltimoreLink bus plan

The Baltimore Sun, September 30, 2016

Initial Impressions of A Line Bus Mostly Positive

StarTribune, June 27, 2016

Subsidized Uber Rides for Workers Could Be Worth the Cost, University of Minnesota Study Finds

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, June 30, 2016

New report: Accessibility Evaluation of the Metro Transit A-Line

The Transportist, June 6, 2015

U.S. DOT Calls on State, Local Agencies to Help Build National Transit Map

Government Technology, April 20, 2016

How a National Transit Map could connect ‘transit deserts’ to the grid

The Washington Post, March 19, 2016

Why rush-hour traffic isn’t the best way to rank urban mobility

CityLab, August 31, 2015

Accessibility Dynamics and Location Premia: Do Land Values Follow Accessibility Changes?

Urban Studies (online first), July 31, 2015

With Green Line, 2,000 more jobs accessible via rail, study finds

Pioneer Press, June 13, 2015

Traffic study finds most American metros more congested than Twin Cities

Fox9 News, March 31, 2015

Accessibility moves out of the lab and into practice

State Smart Transportation Initiative, December 8, 2014

New video: Transit accessibility to jobs in Chicago, minute-by-minute

Accessibility Observatory, August 5, 2014

Regional accessibility metric offers powerful approach to transportation system planning

State Smart Transportation Initiative, February 10, 2014

This map wants to change how you think about your commute

Atlantic Cities, January 28, 2014

The Accessibility Observatory is a program of the Center for Transportation Studies.