Posts by Ashley Robbins — Contributor

Ashley Robbins, recently described as a “transit gun for hire,” is a psychologist by training who fell in love with transit advocacy. She moved to DC from Atlanta in 2014 to become a policy wonk and explore a more extensive transit system. She works as a research analyst for Mobility Lab.

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  The Circulator will start on the National Mall on Sunday

  TransitBy Ashley Robbins (Contributor) June 11, 2015 29

  DC’s Circulator bus is going to start operating on the National Mall this Sunday, June 14th.   Keep reading…

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  It’s time we all became mode-positive

  TransitBy Ashley Robbins (Contributor) April 29, 2015 60

  For a while now, transit advocates have been infighting about mode (streetscars versus buses, and so on) amongst themselves. Not only is a waste of our precious time, it’s harmful to everything that we do. To borrow from another positivity movement here, we need to stop mode shaming. No one would argue that transit doesn’t already have to fight a constant…  Keep reading…

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  A Game of Frogger From Jordan

  By Ashley Robbins (Contributor) November 28, 2014 1

  Here’s something to be thankful for: Traffic in DC isn’t quite this much of a circus. This video is clearly staged, but imagine what life would be like if streets were really this hard to cross!  Keep reading…

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  Maryland voters could put transportation funding in a “lockbox.” Here’s what that would mean.

  BudgetBy Ashley Robbins (Contributor) October 14, 2014 16

  Legislators in Maryland are asking voters to amend the state constitution to ensure that transportation taxes go to transportation projects. They say it’s necessary to keep governors from using the state’s Transportation Trust Fund to balance the budget, as many have done since the 1980s. The fund gets revenue from the state gas tax, vehicle registration fees,…  Keep reading…