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Four Factors Driving the Bus Operator Shortage (And What to Do About Them)
Bus driver shortages are undermining transit agencies' efforts to recover from the pandemic. Here's what can be done.
July 20, 2022
Pilot Programs Aim to Address Gaps in Transportation Access
Three pilots, in Oakland, Bakersfield, and Pittsburgh PA, are testing the concept of Universal Basic Mobility
July 12, 2022
Fresno Transportation Tax Fight Encapsulates California’s Divisions
The county Council of Governments, which led decisions on the proposed tax measure's content, wants to fund freeways, but the city needs transit, sidewalks, and bike lanes
July 8, 2022
Commentary: Estuary Ferry Should Run as a Horizontal Elevator, Not a Bus
Motorists don't have to wait to cross the estuary, why should cyclists and pedestrians?
July 7, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Bringing Joy with Transit in Atlanta
How to design the best bus network? Start off with a deep understanding of the city and its history.
July 7, 2022
Muni Measure’s Failure and the Future of San Francisco Transit
The fact that the measure was not "shellacked" is a testament to how much the people of San Francisco care about public transit, depend on it, and want it to be better.
June 24, 2022
Metro Celebrates Groundbreaking for Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation
The $156 million Rosecrans/Marquardt Grade Separation Project will benefit both rail passengers and drivers; both will be safer and will experience greater reliability in traveling through the area
June 6, 2022
L.A. Sheriff Villanueva Plans to Expel 5700 Unhoused from Metro System
Step #1 of the "multi-layered" plan to remove unhoused people from trains and platforms is removing unhoused people from trains and platforms.
June 3, 2022
Will ‘Autonomous’ Buses Force Drivers Out of a Job — Or Make Them More Important Than Ever?
Automated vehicle technology could improve labor conditions for bus drivers while improving safety and service for transit passengers and city-dwellers alike — but only if regulators act now, a new analysis argues.
June 1, 2022
Legislating at the Intersection of Transportation and Housing Policy
A.B. 2097 and A.B. 1778 illustrate that a powerful approach to addressing the overlapping problems of affordable housing and sustainable transportation can be to solve both at once.
May 31, 2022
