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SFMTA Launches “Muni Backward” Program
5 Fulton bus service had improved, but neighbors complained, so let the roll back begin
August 21, 2018
California Transportation Commission Approves Funding Allocations for Transit, Highways
The CTC approved $1.8 billion in allocation requests for highway projects--which includes $3.5 million for Active Transportation Program project--and $156 million for transit projects.
August 17, 2018
The Columbus Bus Network Redesign Boosted Ridership
At a time when transit ridership is down nationally, Columbus's COTA is up 3.6 percent in June.
August 15, 2018
Trump Administration Withholding $1.4 Billion in Transit Funds Authorized by Congress
The money is ready and waiting. Yet only one transit project has received funding this fiscal year, putting more than a dozen others in jeopardy.
August 13, 2018
Here’s Why Canada’s Traffic Safety Record Is Better Than Ours
The reason? Canada has better laws and far more mass transit use.
August 7, 2018
In Stockton, a Transit Hub Becomes a Farm Stand Too
Stockton now joins a list of cities who have found that transit centers and bus stops are good locations for farm stands and markets, especially in low-income communities where fresh produce is harder to come by.
August 6, 2018
Frustrated Cincinnati Bus Riders Take Transit Funding Into Their Own Hands
Fed up with county representatives hostile to transit, advocates are fighting to give the city more resources and a stronger say in transit policy.
July 31, 2018
House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes
The bill would amount to a tax increase of more than $200 million annually on American transit agencies.
July 31, 2018
Transit Riders Win Half-Hour Extension on Muni Tickets
Riders will have a full two hours to complete their journeys
July 20, 2018
Slowly and Stealthily, Trump’s DOT Starves Transit Expansion Projects of Federal Funds
The Trump administration has slowed the release of federal transit grants to such a crawl that expansion projects in the works for years are now in jeopardy.
July 18, 2018
