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L.A. Metro Board Approves Steps Toward Reworking Transit Policing
Metro is establishing a Transit Public Safety Advisory Committee that will develop a community-based approach to public safety on the transit system, including shifting resources away from armed law enforcement
June 26, 2020
SPUR Talk: Abandon Fares?
The COVID pandemic has forced AC Transit and Santa Clara VTA to experiment with running transit without charging fares
June 18, 2020
Commentary: Afraid of COVID on Transit? Then Wear Your Damn Mask
The struggle to convince people transit is safe isn't really about clean trains and buses--it's about changing our culture
June 16, 2020
Metro Purple Line Extension Section 1 Difficult Tunneling Resulting in Cost Overrun
Near the La Brea Tar Pits, Westside Purple Line tunneling has been hitting methane pockets which force evacuation of workers
June 11, 2020
SFMTA Plans for COVID Traffic Realities
Agency takes a hard look at how the city's economy and the transportation system it relies on can function as the pandemic continues
June 8, 2020
CDC Revise Awful COVID-19 Commuting Recommendations, But They’re Still Not Great
The Centers for Disease Control is still encouraging financial incentives for single occupancy car commutes — and failing to address the barriers to other modes.
June 5, 2020
Protests Lay Bare Structural Racism in Transit Policing
Even after COVID-19, the governor and MTA doubled down on hiring more cops for the subway. Will a popular movement open a debate about the control of public space?
June 4, 2020
L.A. Metro Sides with Police, Against Riders – Shuts Down System, Shuttles Arrestees
By suspending service and shuttling arrestees, Metro leadership sided with the police, against the needs of its largely Black and brown ridership
June 3, 2020
No Way to Cross the Bay
With AC Transit shutting down at 7:30 p.m., and BART shutting down at 9 p.m., there is now no way to cross the Bay at night without a car
June 3, 2020
