Public Transportation
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Can Parking Proceeds Close Muni Budget Hole?
Suggestions from advocates for closing a $68 million SFMTA deficit
December 2, 2020
Patsaouras Plaza Busway Station: How It Is Today and How It Got There
Over time, the "Ramirez Flyover" morphed into to the newly-opened busway station. Meanwhile complications and delays caused the long delayed project's budget to swell from $17M to $51M
December 1, 2020
Myth-Buster: Uber and Lyft Aren’t Addressing Transit Deserts
Most Uber and Lyft trips aren't bolstering transportation options in transit deserts, but are being taken in majority White and more affluent neighborhoods, a new study out of Chicago reveals.
November 25, 2020
Lessons from Measure RR for a 2022 Regional Ballot Measure
"So, the lessons from Measure RR are that public agency led vision and outreach, multiple stakeholders working together with a public owner and broad coalition working to get the measure passed are going to work best to get measures passed."
November 24, 2020
Study: Free Transit Doesn’t Reduce Driving — But Does Increase Local Business Support
A new study finds that commuters with access to free public transportation don't drive any less — but they do take more leisure and shopping trips than those who have to pay their own fare, which could help provide local economies with the cash they need to provide a broader range of social services over time.
November 24, 2020
Caltrans Director Toks Omishakin on the Future of Transportation
Transit, equity, climate are all new areas of focus for what used to be the State Highway Department
November 20, 2020
Studies Show Riding Transit During Pandemic Is Pretty Safe
As coronavirus cases surge nationally, many scientific studies are reassuring essential workers that it's largely safe to take public transportation (if they use basic precautions) — and reminding Washington that it's past time to give transit agencies the relief they need.
November 20, 2020
L.A. Should ‘Al Fresco’ Its Bus Stops
Apply the same L.A. Al Fresco energy to improving bus stops - for the safety and well-being of essential workers.
November 18, 2020
Sorry, Biden’s Still Great for Rail
Apparently, even when the train starts running, the Times's wreck-it-Ralph Vartabedian will find a way to give it a negative spin
November 18, 2020
Op-Ed: The Time for Dedicated Bus Lanes Is Now
America has a bus problem: People aren't riding them. We can fix that with a little paint.
November 12, 2020
