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Video: Trolley Buses are Great Nuts-and-Bolts Transit

The Armchair Urbanist says San Francisco already has a great solution for transit. Let's stop looking for magic technologies and do more of it

January 15, 2025

Letter to Readers: Happy Holidays and Thoughts on the Year’s Takeaways

2024 will be remembered as a seminal year for San Francisco streets

December 23, 2024

Advocates Help Save Oakland Bus Shelters

Oakland's maintenance strategy shouldn't be to destroy the bus shelters to prevent vandalism, say advocates and more enlightened city staffers

December 6, 2024

Mixed News for Local Measures

Transform sums up the wins and losses on state and local ballots

November 15, 2024

Safe-Streets Politicians Gain in the Bay Area

Against the national news of suck, here's a bit more good news around the Bay Area

November 8, 2024

Summit Asks: How Great Could Bay Area Public Transit Be?

A short summit brought together a who's who of advocates, officials, and leaders to talk about their vision for the future of public transportation in the Bay Area.

November 1, 2024

Op/Ed: The Bay Area Needs Transit Funding, but Future of Regional Measure Is Unclear  

Time is running out for the MTC to come up with a framework that has enough regional agreement to pass.

October 17, 2024

Commentary: Regional Transit Funding Measure Paused. Time for Deeper Organizing

Thoughts from the Transbay Coalition on the withdrawal of 'The Connect Bay Area Act'

June 6, 2024

Lawmakers Launch Bill They Hope Will Make Bay Area Transit Awesome

But many advocates are already concerned it could provide funding for more highways. And will it really provide the seamless and equitable transit system everyone says they want?

March 19, 2024