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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
Talking Headways Podcast: Integrated Trips for People Not Vehicles
Let’s have some fair talk about fares.
September 26, 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
Fact Check: Will BRT Automatically Trigger Corridor Up-Zoning? Not Anywhere Near as Much as Opponents Say It Will
BRT won't automatically up-zone entire corridors and bring giant new six-story canyons of towering apartment buildings. L.A.'s TOC incentives do help the city add affordable housing where it's most needed.
September 18, 2019
Breakthrough on Bay Area Fare Integration
The region took a major step forward towards a seamless transit system
September 18, 2019
