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 == London’s Covid-Safe Commute Idea: Open-Air Buses ==
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 == Public Buses Across Country Quietly Adding Microphones to Record Passenger Conversations ==
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+== Greyhound bus stops are valuable assets. Here’s who’s cashing in on them ==
+Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN - Updated 8:52 PM EST, Mon December 18, 2023
+ You can’t get here from there. That’s the increasing problem facing around 60 million people who depend on intercity buses.
+Intercity bus lines like Greyhound, Trailways and Megabus, an overlooked but essential part of America’s transportation system, carry twice the number of people who take Amtrak every year. But the whole network faces a growing crisis: Greyhound and other private companies’ bus terminals are rapidly closing around the country.
+Houston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Tampa, Louisville, Charlottesville, Portland, Oregon, and other downtown bus depots have shuttered in recent years. Bus terminals in major hubs like Chicago and Dallas are also set to close. Greyhound and other companies have relocated their stops far away from city centers, which are often inaccessible by public transit, switched to curbside service or eliminated routes altogether.
+These stations built decades ago are shuttering because of high operating costs, government underfunding and, surprisingly, the entrance of an investment firm buying up Greyhound’s real estate for lucrative resale.
+Greyhound terminal closures in one state can unravel service in others, and the closures threaten to break the comprehensive web of national bus routes. Greyhound suspended service for a year in Jackson, Mississippi, after the terminal closed and also left Little Rock, Arkansas, after a closure.
+https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/business/greyhound-buses-transportation-cities/index.html
+== America’s Greyhound bus stations are disappearing ==
+Nathaniel Meyersohn Chris Isidore - 2:00 PM EDT, Sat September 28, 2024
+ Chicago, America’s third-biggest city, is on the verge of losing its only intercity bus terminal, jeopardizing access for many low-income, elderly and minority travelers with few other transportation options. It’s part of a nationwide trend.
+Greyhound’s lease for its terminal in Chicago expires next month. Not only would that mean Greyhound could leave the city, but FlixBus, Barons, Burlington Trailways and other lines that also operate from the terminal could be forced to leave as well. A representative for Greyhound told CNN that there are no proposals for a lease extension. The city, which regulates curbside pickup and drop-off locations, told CNN that it is looking for alternative options for facilities. Both Greyhound and city leaders say they are committed to finding a solution.
+“Intercity bus service is critically important for so many people,” said Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, who has worked to save the station.
+If the terminal closes, Chicago will be the single largest city in the Northern Hemisphere without an intercity bus terminal, according to DePaul University professor Joseph Schwieterman and researchers at the school’s Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development.
+https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/28/business/greyhound-bus-chicago-transportation/index.html
+====== Oregon ======
+== NW Connector ==
+PUBLIC TRANSIT ACROSS NW OREGON
+https://nwconnector.org/