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Op-Ed: Let’s Make Muni’s 49 Van Ness/Mission Bus Work for San Francisco
A transformative BRT project that can’t keep up with demand.
Pranav Harathi
August 27, 2025
Eyes on the Street: New Rail-Type Gates on Metro G Line Busway
G Line bus riders have probably seen the new rail-type gates installed at Hayvenhurst Avenue in the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area
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August 25, 2025
Weekend Roundup: VTA joins Transit Funding Measure, RSR Bridge Bicyclists Shafted by Caltrans and Co.
Some good news and some very bad news for people who support transportation options in the Bay Area.
August 8, 2025
Should We Treat the Local Bus As a Basic Right?
There's a way of framing public transit that makes the bus a useful mobility tool for everyone: as a moving extension of the sidewalk network.
Andy Boenau
May 19, 2025
The Armchair Urbanist Goes After BART to San Jose Extension
Even from 3,000 miles away, it's easy to see why the BART extension—as designed—is stupid.
April 16, 2025
StreetSmart 5: Silicon Valley Transit Advocate Monica Mallon Chronicles the VTA Strike
Episode 4 of the StreetSmart podcast features Monica Mallon and a discussion of the VTA strike in Silicon Valley.
April 4, 2025
Giants, Padres Race Ahead of Other CA Teams on Bike/Transit Access
The Dodgers might be the defending champs, but in our view they have miles to go on bike and transit options to the stadium.
March 27, 2025
The State of the Transit Strike in Silicon Valley on Its Tenth Day
The ATU wants higher wages and worker protections. The VTA is appealing to the courts. 100,000 transit riders are caught in the middle.
March 19, 2025
How Climate Change Is Hurting Transit Ridership
Transit isn't only a key solution to confronting climate change; it's also one of its victims.
March 11, 2025