Public Transportation
Streetsblog California
Six Months in, Metro/Via Mobility on Demand Pilot is an Expensive Flop
With free rides and $1.75 million Metro subsidy the pilot is serves about a third of the ridership a low-performing bus route. Per ride cost is well over $20.
October 10, 2019
It’s Time for an Uber Tax
Support the "San Francisco, California, Proposition D, Ride-Share Business Tax to Fund Muni, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Services and Infrastructure" measure.
October 9, 2019
Car-Free Busway is Frankly a Big Success
"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."
October 9, 2019
Editorial: At Least Stop Transit Workers from Blocking Bike Lanes
If we can't even stop transit workers from sh*tting on safety infrastructure, what hope is there for Vision Zero?
October 8, 2019
VTA Board Chair Teresa O’Neill Talks Planning
BART extensions, station-area development... lots of change is coming to Silicon Valley
October 4, 2019
Commuter Rail’s Potential Is Untapped
Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia have suburban rail systems that serve only 2 to 6 percent of commuters — but better and more-frequent service could appeal to people who are currently forced to use a car.
September 26, 2019
Editorial: Want a Subway? Then Single-Family Zoning Has to Go
How can one possibly justify putting the M Ocean View into a $3 billion subway tunnel, given current zoning along the line?
September 25, 2019
Metro Operations Chief Says He Received “No Feedback” on Expo Overcrowding
Social media is abuzz with posts on crowed Expo Line trains. When pressed, Metro operations leadership committed to continuously monitoring and reacting to on-street reality
September 20, 2019
Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar
Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.
September 20, 2019
Advocates Flummoxed and Fuming Over Latest Central Subway Delays
Seriously, is this thing every going to open?
September 13, 2019
