Washington Metro riders might complain about their subway system, but it could be worse—just look at Boston.
Gabrielle Gurley
Gabrielle Gurley is a senior editor at The American Prospect. She covers states and cities, focusing on economic development and infrastructure, elections, and climate. She wins awards, too, most recently picking up a 2024 NABJ award for coverage of Baltimore and a 2021 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication urban journalism award for her feature story on the pandemic public transit crisis.
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Cities Still In Search of Solutions
We need to reignite the debate over the future of urban America.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Transit Safety Shuffle in the Nation’s Capital
Unless the federal government can exercise proper authority over D.C.’s ailing transit system, dangerous accidents may continue to occur.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Siren Call of Streetcars
How the real-estate industry foils cost-effective transit
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Atlanta Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Tackling City Water Woes
Atlanta is one of the cities most at risk of water disruption, and the Flint crisis loomed large for voters on Super Tuesday.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
D.C., Northern Virginia Go For Gondolas: The Answer to Urban Congestion?
Washington’s new transit proposal may seem fantastical, but gondolas have been rapidly growing in urban areas around the world.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Clinton and Sanders Infrastructure Platforms Go Nowhere Fast
Ambitious but necessary spending plans are likely to meet corporate and congressional resistance.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Heading Down the Wrong Track on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor
Congress’s refusal to provide sufficient funding has pitted the nation’s passenger rail network against state agencies.