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Who Are We Building Transit For?
Appreciated as their enthusiasm (and investment) is, Metro must think bigger. Both regionally and locally at the same time, but not necessarily with the same line.
January 11, 2020
Regional Buses Serving Yosemite Are Going Electric
This is a first step in the transition to a zero-emission fleet by 2040.
January 9, 2020
Too Little, Too Late? A Decade of Transit Investment in the U.S.
Cities across the U.S. added more than 1,200 miles of expanded transit service between 2010 and 2019. But all that construction isn’t keeping up with the need.
January 8, 2020
Op-Ed: How Transit Activists Can Win — A Primer
How to translate the energy of transit riders into political power capable of generating policy change.
December 18, 2019
AQMD Chair William Burke Speaks Against Transit
Should someone with Burke's negativity toward transit really be chairing a body charged with improving Southern California air quality?
December 16, 2019
SMART Celebrates Larkspur Extension
Tomorrow, Saturday, regular service begins... with more frequent service to come
December 16, 2019
City of Sacramento Adopts a Complete Streets Policy
Sacramento's Complete Streets policy aims to be a model for other California cities to emulate - especially since Caltrans keeps opposing one for itself.
December 13, 2019
Housing at Transit: Berkeley Moves to Comply with New State Zoning Law
Step one: creating a Memorandum of Understanding between BART and Berkeley so they can work together. The MOU will guide Berkeley's accelerated rezoning of these two parcels.
December 12, 2019
Streetfilms Video: Flower Street Bus Lane Is a Success Story to Be Copied
Streetfilms and TransitCenter have a new short video out today highlighting the success of downtown Los Angeles' Flower Street bus-only lane.
December 12, 2019
The 151 Agencies Behind Bay Area Transit
And we wonder why it's so hard to get around
December 3, 2019