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CA Wins Federal Grants to Support Transit in “Areas of Persistent Poverty”
These are competitive grants for planning, engineering, or developing transit service improvements in historically disadvantaged communities.
July 24, 2023
AC Transit General Manager Responds to Accusations of Obstructing Safety
If Hursch doesn't like Streetsblog's reporting on AC Transit, then he should change the narrative by unequivocally supporting the road diet on Grand
July 21, 2023
OakDOT Killing Grand Avenue Road Diet at AC Transit’s Request
The beautiful and successful Lakeside two-way cycle track (seen below) was supposed to wrap around the entire lake, but OakDOT, at the request of AC Transit, is significantly cutting back the section on Grand to preserve all six lanes for cars
July 19, 2023
Study: Trolley Buses with Batteries are the Best Path to Zero Emissions
A new study shows that preserving and building on the city's trolley bus system is also the best way to achieve improved Muni service
July 14, 2023
Update: UAW and UC Berkeley Agree to Extend BayPass
UC Berkeley and the UAW have come to an agreement that will allow the BayPass transit pilot to continue at the university.
July 11, 2023
U.C. Berkeley Abandoning Bay Pass
Conflict between union and the University of California Berkeley to throw 12,000 student-workers off "Bay Pass" pilot
July 10, 2023
Is Bogotá a Better Model for Transportation Reform than the Green Capitals of Europe?
U.S. sustainable transportation advocates take a lot of inspiration from Amsterdam and Paris. Should they be looking closer to the equator instead?
July 5, 2023
Advocates Study Deadly BRT Compromises on International
Continually watering down projects - be they bike lanes or transit lanes - costs people their lives.
Roger Rudick
June 30, 2023
Op-ed: Want Riders? Then Run Frequent Service
And run trains and buses early in the morning and late at night. In other words, it's about the operations.
Ron Kilcoyne
June 27, 2023
New CA Bill Would Provide Relief for Bay Area Transit
S.B. 532 would raise tolls on local bridges and allocate that money for transit
June 26, 2023
