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It Shouldn’t Cost 31x More to Take Transit Than to Park a Car
Everything you need to know about equity and privilege in urban transportation is reflected in how much we charge for parking compared to transit.
September 24, 2020
Metro Gaslights, Disputing 20 Percent Service Cut, but Many Buses Already Crowded
Metro is looking to approve 20 percent bus service cuts next week
September 17, 2020
AC Transit Rolls Out Free PPE
Hand sanitizer, masks, and instructions on how to stay safe will become standard on AC Transit buses
September 15, 2020
Report: We Really Need to Divert Money from Drivers to Transit Users
The federal government needs an entirely different way of funding transportation — one that would finally allocate billions of dollars that currently subsidize and encourage driving to fund and expand transit, a new report argues.
September 11, 2020
Why Won’t Metro Promote Its New Electric Buses?
Announcing a Streetsblog contest: Submit your designs for how Metro should promote its exciting new electric bus fleet
September 10, 2020
Advocates Gear Up to Make Caltrain Awesome
Advocates with the San Francisco Transit Riders, Friends of Caltrain, Seamless Bay Area, and other pro-transit groups are starting the big push to get the required two-thirds of voters in San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties to support a 1/8 cent sales tax on the November ballot to raise over $100 million annually for Caltrain.
September 10, 2020
Mayor Garcetti Introduces New Metro TAP App – Riders Can Now Use Phone To Pay Fare
Riders can now use iPhones to pay fare on Metro bus and rail, Metro Bike Share, and L.A. County municipal operator buses
September 4, 2020
Bad Splices Point to Fundamental Problems at Muni
Last week's Muni meltdown forces managers to admit they don't do in-house quality control, didn't do full operations testing, and don't check with other transit agencies on how to fix common problems
September 3, 2020
Metro CEO Phil Washington Announces “Fareless System Initiative”
Internal Metro Task Force looking to implement fare-free transit pilot in early 2021
August 28, 2020
