Public Transportation
Streetsblog California
Streetsblog 101: How Pop Culture Stigmatizes Public Transit
Have you ever noticed that almost any time characters ride a bus or a train in a movie, they...kinda hate it?
March 12, 2020
Op-Ed: Every City Should Try This Innovative Way to Fund Transit
When the city builds a train line or a bus route, adjacent property values sky rocket. Why shouldn't the public benefit from that phenomenon — and use that money to expand transit more?
March 10, 2020
Opinion: Metro NextGen Bus Overhaul Is a Stop-Gap with Many Trade-Offs and Adverse Impacts
Dana Gabbard does a deep dive on the drawbacks and benefits of Metro's bus network restructuring plan, known as NextGen.
March 6, 2020
Eyes on the Tracks: Driver Darts in Front of Blue (A) Line Train
A driver ignored flashing lights, bells, lowered barriers, and horns, and made a left turn in front of an oncoming train.
March 5, 2020
State Legislation Could Improve Transit in the Bay Area
One bill would make the 27 existing transit agencies play together better, and another explores bus-only lanes on the Bay Bridge
February 28, 2020
SFMTA Director Jeffrey Tumlin Talks
In a week of more Muni meltdowns, Director Jeffrey Tumlin gets into the nitty gritty of running transit, making safe streets and moving people around San Francisco
February 28, 2020
TransForm: California Needs More Housing, It Needs to Be Near Transit, and It Must Be Affordable
Upzoning is necessary, but doing it without adequate anti-displacement and affordability requirements puts upward pressure on areas near transit, creating a whole cascade of unwanted effects.
February 19, 2020
Another Benefit of Bus-Only Lanes and Car-Free Streets: Safety
Manhattan's Busway has sped up buses, but also reduced total crashes and injuries--by 53 percent and 63 percent, respectively compared to the same four-month period a year earlier.
February 18, 2020
LADOT Moves to Make Trains Move Faster on Expo, but Hasn’t Considered Signal Preemption
Why do Expo trains seem to be always running late and slow? Because Expo is too popular.
February 13, 2020
Next Steps for a Bus Lane on Oakland Bay Bridge
For the commissioners it wasn't a question of whether to put bus-only lanes on the bridge and its approaches--it was how to get it done. However, staff seemed to see things differently.
February 13, 2020
