Public Transit Blogs for the CTA, Atlanta, New York City and More

Readin' and Ridin'

As an enthusiastic rider of public transit and regular reader of blogs, I was wondering how many people were combining these two cultural institutions. I am pleased to report that several types of public transit blogs exist to keep riders educated and entertained.

Wondering what a public transit blog really is? Well, it’s just a forum for sharing diverse information related to public transit either locally or nationally. As the examples below demonstrate, public transit blogs can be “academic” in orientation, sharing research with an intellectual bent. They can be news-geared and action-oriented, aimed at public transit advocacy in a local area. They can also be venues for celebrating the unique culture of public transit through the sharing of stories, photos, and random musings.

Whether you want serious news about public transit as a cultural institution or just silly stories about people on buses and subway trains, these are public transit blogs worth reading.

PublicTransit
www.publictransit.us  
Maintained by Michael Setty, who is a transit planner and analyst, PublicTransit.us is part of his consulting business. This experienced professional follows national and international developments in public transit, collecting articles on research, theory, politics, and planning trends. Even if you’re a self-described transit geek like me, you’re bound to learn something new from this sharp public transit blog. This is not a humor site or a community forum. Rather, it’s almost like a clearing house for scholarly yet practical articles on public transit, well-organized by category and updated frequently.